14 Diseases of the Horse. 



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 TRE/VTAIENT:— If you detect this malady in time, 

 or while the horse is still able to swallow, give without de- 

 lay one quart raw linseed oil, and if the patient is not able 

 to swallow, give an injection of soapsuds one quart, to 

 which add one teaspoonful of Turpentine. Apply ice free- 

 ly to the tonguC;, and with a clean knife free from any 

 foreign substance scarify the upper surface of the tongue, 

 by making deep and free incisions. Wash the mouth and 

 bathe the tongue three or four times a day with our 

 REMEDY NO. 49 AS DIRECTED. 

 Price, 75 cents. 



If abscesses form, they should be promptly opened and 

 ■washed with the above remedy No. 49. If there is a de- 

 sire to eat and the animal can swallow, give flaxseed gruel 

 or bran mash. 



BOTS. 



The bot worms which inhabit the body of the horse, 

 consists of many varieties; some are harmless, while 

 others are detrimental to the horse. The first variety we 

 will mention, inhabit the stomach. Second, those that 

 infest the rectum. 



STOMACH BOTS. — In the summer months, when 

 horses are turned out to pasture, the gad flies deposite 

 their eggs on the sides and legs of the horse, and find 

 their way to the stomach from the horse licking and bit- 

 ing itself, and is then speedily generated into- the bot 

 worm. If the bots exist in large quantities in the stomach, 

 indigestion and colic may be the result. 



SYMPTOMS:— A horse in this condition will not 

 thrive, and owing to its weakness will easily become 



