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down the inflammation. This is best done by put- 

 ting the animal in a loose box, or in very bad cases 

 putting the horse in slings. Then take the leg of 

 a pair of pants and draw it over the foot and up 

 over the hock joint. Take a piece of wide elastic 

 and cut it the proper length to go around the leg, 

 then sew it and put it over the upper part of the 

 pants leg. This will give when the animal bends 

 its leg, and will not slip down. Then fill in be- 

 tween the pants and the leg w T itli soft cotton, and 

 tie below the hock. Keep this constantly wet with 

 lead lotion, half an ounce of the acetate and half 

 an ounce of sulphate of zinc to the quart of water. 

 At the end of the third day if there is no improve- 

 ment, then use hot fomentations and poultices of 

 linseed meal. If matter should form let it break 

 of its own accord, and when it does clean out the 

 openings with warm water and inject a little of 

 the following: Chloride of zinc one dram, water 

 one pint. If there is much lameness at this stage 

 apply a cantharides blister, one part of canthar- 

 ides to four of lard. This can be applied every sec- 

 ond week. It will remove the soreness and stim- 

 ulate the part into a healthy condition. The ani- 

 mal should get half an ounce nitrate of potassium 

 in a bran mash if there is much fever. 



