Diseases of the Horse. ^ 35 



Usually the hind leg. It is more frequently ^met with in 

 coarse-bred, heavy, western horses, than in fine-bred 

 horses. 



CAUSES : — Change of temperature, continuous driv- 

 ing on sloppy streets or mudy roads, wet barnyards, stables, 

 or lands. 



SYMPTOMS: — Heels become swollen and crack 

 open; small scabs form and are very painful and feverish. 

 The horse when first starting, will lift the affected foot high 

 and will be quite lame; but recovers from the lameness 

 after traveling a short distance. This disease demands 

 attention and treatment, before the case becomes aggra- 

 vated; at which time the swelling increases, cracks break 

 across the heel, and a yellowish discharge exudes. Later 

 on when the disease becomes more aggravated, it develops 

 into what is termed the "grapy" stage, in which the flesh 

 very much resembles a bunch of grapes. 



TREATMENT: — Keep the diseased parts clean and 

 dry; do not clip the hair around the heels, as this invar- 

 iably proves an irritant, and has been known as a cause 

 of this disease. Our 



REMEDY NO. 62 APPLIED AS DIRECTED, 

 will not only relieve the animal at once, but will efifect a 

 speedy cure. 



Price of remedy No. 62, $1.00. 



HEAVES. 



Heaves in horses is the same as asthma in man. 



CAUSES: — Feeding on dusty clover hay; debility of 

 the parA^agum nerve. Large horses with small chests are 

 more subject to this disease. Some authorities claim 



