18 Diseases of the Horse. 



REMEDY NO. 78 AS DIRECTED. 



If much of the frogf has become loosened, remove that 

 portioi with a knife. 



Price of remedy No. 78, 50 cents. 



CANKER. 



The essential principle of this affection, is the pecul- 

 iar tendency in the horses foot to grow and produce proud 

 flesh. As it is rarely seen in high dry districts, it is evi- 

 dent that moisture paves the way for this disease. In- 

 juries to the sensitive sole by bruises, nails, etc., may pro- 

 duce it, or it may be the result of a neglected case of 

 thrush. 



SYMPTOMS; — When this disease is the result of an 

 injury, there is a bad smelling discharge, and the injured 

 part does not show any inclination to heal. Soft, spongy, 

 unhealthy growths grow from the frog and sole. As 

 the disease advances, lameness will be a prominent symp- 

 tom. 



TREATMENT: — This disease is very stubborn and 

 difficult to treat. Nevertheless cases, and very hard ones, 

 too, have been cured but not in one day; it sometimes 

 takes weeks. Place the animal in a dry stall, cut out all 

 the diseased tissues or sole, until it bleeds freely. It will 

 be necessary to use a knife to remove the dead sole, and 

 most of the proud flesh can be removed in the same maa- 

 ncr; if there is the least trace of any remaining proud 

 flesh, take caustic potash and reduce to a coarse powder, 

 as quickly as possible, and immediately lay it upon the raw 

 surface. If the first application does not sufficiently re- 

 move it, apply the potash again on the following day. 



