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stable should be thoroughly scrubbed out, and the 

 bedding should be burned. Mange is highly contagious, 

 so every precaution should be adopted to minimise the 

 risk of the disease spreading, 



MUD-FEVER arises from the same causes, and is 

 analogous to cracked heels and grease. It is often seen 

 on the inside of the thighs and on the belly. Horses 

 which are subject to it should never have their legs 

 clipped, and water should not be used for removing the 

 accumulated mud after exercise. A scraper to take off 

 the wet mud, a subsequent thorough brushing with the 

 dandy, and rubbing with the hand will go a long way 

 towards minimising the risk of the animal being 

 troubled with this complaint. When present the skin 

 feels rough, hot, and inflamed, and the hair stares. 



The treatment consists of cooling medicine, laxative 

 food, and the application of a mixture of one part 

 Foulard's extract to four of olive oil. 



RINGWORM is not, as its name infers, due to an 

 animal organism, but to a fungoid growth which sets 

 up an inflamed condition of the skin and destroys the 

 hairs, which fall off, leaving bare, circular patches of 

 an unsightly appearance. If taken in time, a simple 

 remedy is a dressing of Stockholm tar, or even sulphur 

 ointment; but if the disease is intractive proceed as for 

 mange. A change of food is necessary, for the trouble 

 is as often due to bad forage as it is to bad grooming. 



