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No. 50. Fluid extract of wormwood j e&( ^ 2 oz 



Fluid extract of poppies j 



Proof spirits 1 pint. 



Mix. 



Should the feet prove to be very hot and feverish, frequent 

 bathing with cold water, or a cold infusion of hops, will have a 

 very good effect. In the mean time give the animal two drachms 

 of fluid extract of gelseminum, once or twice per day, until the 

 feverish symptoms subside. Then, when the case passes into the 

 chronic stage (sweeny), the shoulders and wasted parts are to be 

 well rubbed, often, with a portion of the following : 



No. 51. Fluid extract of ginger 4 oz. 



Gum camphor 1 oz. 



Olive oil £ P int - 



Pulverize the gum ; add it to the oil, in which it will soon dis- 

 solve ; then mix with it the ginger, and the preparation is fit for 

 use. 



Should the muscles of the shoulder waste, in consequence of 

 chronic disease or altered structure about the hoof or within it, 

 such as ring-bone, ossification of the lateral cartilages, etc., then a 

 strong counter-irritant must be applied, for a week or so, around 

 the coronet. At the same time we should treat the shoulder as 

 above. A good counter-irritant for the coronet may be thus pre- 

 pared : 



No. 52. Cod-liver oil 

 Kerosene 

 Mix. 



°* ' (■ equal parts. 



The great trouble in chronic cases of this character is, that it 

 usually takes a long time to free the animal from lameness, and to 

 restore the muscles of the shoulder to their original size ; and, after 

 all we can do, it may be necessary to let the animal have a run at 

 grass. It will be advisable, in all chronic oases, unless the hoise 

 be very lame, to insure regular exercise, which will tend to develop 

 the shrunken muscles. 



The best way to prevent sweeny is to keep the horse in good 

 condition by a rational use of his muscular powers, being carefii: 

 not to overtax them, and by giving proper attention to his feet, 

 both m ihe stable and at the blacksmith's shop. 



