Diseases of the Horse. 57 



SYMPTOMS:— A large swelling just above the hoof, 

 which is very painful, causing the horse to hold its^foot 

 off the ground. In a few days the swelling will burst, 

 and discharge a whitish fluid. This opening will not be 

 inclined to heal. 



TREATMENT:— Poultice the bottom of the foot 

 with cow-dung, for twenty-four hours. If the foot be- 

 comes soft, it is an indication that the pus is drawn down. 

 An opening should be made to allow the discharge to es- 

 cape. After this is accomplished, apply our 



REMEDY NO. yy AS DIRECTED, 

 for a few days. This will effect a speedy cure. 



CAUTION: — In poulticing a horses foot, always ap- 

 ply the poultice to the sole of the foot. Never in any in- 

 stance apply the poultice around the hoof, for if you do, 

 in the majority of cases, the hoof will fall off. 

 Price of remedy No. JJ, $i.oo. 



RHEUMATISM. 



More mistakes are committed in this disease, than any 

 other disease the horse is subject to-. This affection is 

 many times confounded with founder, therefore we will ex- 

 plain the different symptoms, so that any one can easily 

 distinguish the one disease from the other. 



In rheumatism there is severe pain accompanied by 

 fever and excitement, and the seat of the pain is in the 

 joints of the legs. In founder there is pain without fever, 

 and the pain is confined to the feet. In chronic rheuma- 

 tism there is no fever, but in this affection the animal will 

 be unable to- move, as if it was sprained over the loins. 

 In rheumatism there is an absence of heat in the feet. 



