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Treatment is as follows: Give Conkey's Horse Tonic as directed, with 

 feed, and three times a day give a cough paste, or electuary 

 made up as follows: 



One tablet Conkey's Distemper Remedy, ground flaxseed or ground elm 

 bark and molasses sufficient to make up a paste or "soft solid" which can 

 be smeared on the gums, tongue or teeth with a wooden spoon. This 

 will be taken up by the saliva and carried down the throat over the irri- 

 tated membranes, healing and easing the condition. If Conkey's Distemper 

 Remedy is not at hand, ease the cough by rubbing the throat with Conkey's 

 Warming Liniment; or in emergency use turpentine or mustard. Be sure 

 to keep the horse warm, but have plenty of ventilation. Do not neglect a 

 cough, for it may run into heaves. 



CRACKED This condition is very similar to Scratches; which, also read. 

 HEELS It is common in the spring and may be the result of working 



in sloppy weather or in cold drafts, freezing mud, etc., or in 

 slush or mud after a thaw. Unsanitary stables and bad conditions for the 

 feet may cause it; although certain horses are constitutionally more liable 

 to it than are others. A horse that stocks badly may weaken the part, and 

 it may crack. Overfeeding of grain, or unwholesome fodder may also cause 

 it. Treatment is the same as for Scratches, page 109. 



CRIBBING This is not a disease, but a bad habit, a "stable vice," and 

 while strictly incurable, it can be lessened by putting the cul- 

 prit in a box stall, where there is nothing on which he can rest teeth or 

 jaw. Feed from a shallow box with oval edges, and do not let the horse 

 have a chance at any sharp corners. It is a good idea to put the feed-box 

 directly on the floor; as a horse will not crib on anything that is lower 

 than the knees. There is another reason for putting a crib-biter into a box 

 stall; namely, to get him away from the rest of the horses, so that they 

 will not learn the same habit by imitation. 



CURB This is a swelling on the back of the hind legs, usually about 

 three inches below the point of the hock, caused by strain of the 

 back tendons of the hock joint, the result of slipping, jumping, backing, etc. 

 Horses with over-bent or "sickle-shaped" hocks are most liable to curb; 

 hence it is sometimes called hereditary. The swelling at the back of the 

 hock is hard, and at first there is lameness but usually this does not last 

 longer than a month. 



Treatment In the early stages rub the curb swelling with Pain Lotion 

 and put on a tight bandage. This will take out inflammation, 

 and often will entirely cure the curb in a week or ten days. In other 

 stages, apply Conkey's Absorbent as directed on package. 



DIARRHEA Looseness of the bowels is nature's way of trying to rid the 

 intestines of matter harmful to the body. Diarrhea is more 

 a symptom than a disease. Usually it shows imperfect digestion, tho it 

 may be caused by worms or by purgative medicines. There is frequent 

 discharge of semi-fluid dung and sometimes colicky pains. If continued, 

 the animal loses flesh and appetite and shows a decided tendency to "run 

 down". The first thing to do is to decide upon the cause, which may be 



