14G DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



a little to all the sore parts. This strength will 

 turn the parts white and will kill the acari. In 

 two days after using the carbolic acid use acetate 

 of lead half an ounce, sulphate of zinc half an 

 ounce, water one quart. Apply a little twice a day. 

 Use the carbolic acid again if the parts are not 

 healthy. If it has burrowed between the horny 

 and sensitive frog cut away all the loose horn and 

 use the above treatment. Give the horse one ounce 

 of Fowler's solution of arsenic once a day in bran 

 mash. 



Scratches or Cracked Heels in Horses. — This is 

 a trouble more often seen in the race and trotting 

 horse than in the draft. One of the causes of it 

 in the fast horse is the sweat running down the legs 

 and lodging in the hollow of the heel, irritating the 

 tender skin, causing it to become dry and crack. 

 This can be avoided by rubbing the heels dry and 

 then putting on a little vaseline. This should be 

 done the first thing, when the horse is taken, to the 

 stable. Wet and cold and cold draughts coming 

 under a door and striking on the heels are frequent 

 causes. In all cases of scratches poultice the heels 

 for a few days to remove the soreness and inflam- 

 mation, then use the oxide of zinc ointment, and 

 give the animal half an ounce of nitrate of potas- 

 sium once a day in bran mash, and in a few days 

 they will heal. There is a chronic form of scratches 

 I have been called upon to treat in which all kinds 

 of medicines have been tried and the parts seem 

 to be healed, but as soon as the horse is driven a 

 short distance (lie skin cracks open and blood 



