DISEASES OF HORSES 113 



TEETH Have the teeth examined once a year at least. If there are 

 any sharp, uneven molar teeth, they should be smoothed by 

 filing the outer edge of the upper teeth and the inside of lower teeth. If 

 a tooth is decayed have it pulled out. The condition of the teeth affects 

 the whole general health. The teeth must do their part in masticating 

 properly as the first process in digestion. 



THIN FLESH General unthrifty condition calls for Conkey's Stock 

 Tonic in the regular feed as directed. This insures full 

 digestion of the ration given, tones the organs to full performance of their 

 respective functions and increases the contractile power of the walls of the 

 bloodvessels, thus increasing circulation. After a few weeks omit the Stock 

 Tonic in the feed but keep before the animal all the time a veterinary salt 

 made up as follows: 9 parts common barrel salt, 1 part Conkey's Stock 

 Tonic, mixed thoroughly and kept dry. With this treatment, unless afflicted 

 with some fatal wasting disease, the horse will flesh up nicely and keep in 

 fine condition. Feed the horse according to the work he has to do. Read 

 carefully the section on rations for horses. 



THOROUGHPIN ^ This is a common but not serious trouble it is more 

 a blemish than an ailment. There is a distension or 



puffing of the upper and back part of the hock as a result of some injury 

 to the hock bone, causing an excess of synovial fluid in the bursal sacs of 

 the hock. This distension passes clear through the hock, hence the name 

 Thoroughpin. It is soft and fluctuating, that is when the puff or swelling 

 is pressed on one side of the hock the liquid contents of the puff are forced 

 through the hock and bulge out on the opposite side. This trouble is most 

 likely to affect young horses with upright hocks. 



Symptoms There is no inflammation, no lameness, or only rarely, when 

 the horse has been much overexercised. 



Treatment In early stages alternate application of hot and cold water 

 bandages will reduce the swelling. Ordinary blisters will 

 reduce it somewhat, but the logical remedy is Conkey's Absorbent. Follow 

 directions carefully and in bad cases repeat every two or three days. 



THROAT Never neglect this symptom for it may run into a dangerous 



SORENESS disease, hard and expensive to cure, sometimes incurable. 

 Best treatment is spraying with Conkey's Pain Lotion, and 

 also rubbing the throat outside from ear to ear with Warming Liniment. 

 Spray and steam with Conkey's Pain Lotion or Conkey's Pi-no, used as an 

 inhalant, as described in Bronchitis. To every gallon of water the horse 

 will drink add 2 drams potassium chlorate. The usual hygienic rules should 

 be followed as to food, ventilation and attention to the bowels. 



THRUSH IN This is an offensive diseased condition of the cleft of 



CLEFTS OF FEET the foot-pad or frog, with foul discharge of pus and 



more or less destruction of the horn substance. It is 



usually due to bad stable management in fact, is generally considered a sign 

 of neglect, as standing in dirty, wet or overheated stables will cause it. It is 

 unknown in clean stables where Conkey's Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant is 

 used as directed, all manure removed, the urine drained away, and the feet 

 regularly cleaned of foreign substances. The hind feet of mares, and the 

 fore feet of horses are most commonly affected. We do not mean to assert 

 that thrush is always due to uncleanliness, but it certainly is in the majority 

 of cases. Other causes may be working on rough ground, change from dry 

 to wet conditions, muddy streets, scratches, navicular disease, or contracted 

 feet. 



