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Treatment Clean up the stables. Then clean the feet of the horse and 

 stand the animal in a tub of disinfectant solution, using Con- 

 key's Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant, mixed with water according to direc- 

 tions. Let the feet soak in this for half an hour, then pack with Conkey's 

 Healing Powder and stuff cotton or tow into the frog. Repeat this dressing 

 every three days and it will cure the case nicely. Conkey's Nox-i-cide Dip 

 and Disinfectant mixed with bran also makes a good hoof pack and will 

 cure Thrush, but this treatment should be given daily. 



TUMORS These hard swellings or lumps have various causes. Most cases 

 can be removed with Conkey's Absorbent, applied as directed. 

 If, however, the tumor remains hard it should be cut out by a veterinary 

 surgeon. Tumors can be burned out (with caustic or firing iron) but on 

 the whole this is not so good practice as to have the veterinarian cut them 

 out. 



WARTS These are really little tumors, immediately under or in the 

 skin, but usually not attached to the underlying structure, hence 

 they can often be pinched off with the thumb and finger; cut off; or strangu- 

 lated with a cord tied tight around the base and allowed to stay on until 

 the wart sloughs off; but in this case it is necessary to apply a little 

 chloride of antimony every two days until the base is a little lower than 

 the other skin surface, then treat with zinc ointment every two days, or 

 better yet, Conkey's Healing Powder. It is claimed by good authorities that 

 cold pressed castor oil applied daily will drive them away. We have no 

 scientiijc explanation as to this, but in practice it seems to work very well 

 for certain kinds of warts, especially if the wart is not large and has a 

 broad base. Our own treatment is to simply touch the top of the wart with 

 Conkey's Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant full strength, three times a day 

 for a few days, when the warts disappear. 



WINDGALLS 

 WIND PUFFS 



These are puffy 

 enlargements on 

 the inside or 

 outside of the fetlock joint, usually 

 on a hind leg. A Windgall is real- 

 ly a dropsical condition of the 

 bursae, or the tendon of the joint. 

 The condition does not always 

 need treatment as there is no 

 discomfort or interference with 

 usefulness. Old windgalls some- 

 times cause stiffness, however. The 

 best treatment is rest, cold water 

 bandages for a few days, or free 

 rubbing with Conkey's Pain Lo- 

 tion, then application of Conkey's 

 Absorbent according to directions. 



CUTS 



2,3-inlSments 

 from injury 



Windgall 



and 



splint 



Cured 

 splint 



- 

 and sometimes very sen- 



ous. Get rid of barbed 

 wire as rapidly as possible as its use is dangerous. Keep on hand Conkey's 

 Npx-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant, Conkey's Pain Lotion and Conkey's Heal- 

 ing Powder and use according to the nature of the cut as described under 

 Wounds. The first necessity is antiseptic treatment to prevent infection. 

 Often this is all that is necessary, but never neglect any open cut on an 



