SALLENDEBS. 1017 



heal like a common wound. If a hard mass is left beneath the 

 skin, it is to be dissected out, and the skin brought together with 

 a couple of stitches, and treat as a simple wound. 



SALLENDERS 



Is a name given to an eruption on the front of the hock joint, con- 

 sisting in a scurfiness of the skin, accompanied by an ichorous dis- 

 charge and falling out of the hair. 



Causes. High feeding without exercise, disorder of the di- 

 gestive system, uncleanliness, and bad grooming. In stallions of 

 the heavy draught breed they are a very common affection, and 

 prove difficult to remove. 



Treatment. Dress the parts with mercurial or iodine oint- 

 ments, keep the legs dry and clean, and give regular but not se- 

 vere exercise, and occasionally a dose of laxative medicine. When 

 only slight, the following lotion may remove them : 



20 grains corrosive sublimate, 

 1 pint water. 

 Apply twice a day. 



MALLENDERS 



Is the name given to a similar affection located at the back of the 

 knee. The treatment must be the same as for sallenders. 



SADDLE AND COLLAR GALLS, 



A very common occurrence among horses, are caused by uneven 

 pressure of the saddle or collar; the skin becomes excoriated, and 

 the hair falls off. Large inflammatory swellings appear, which 

 may form into abscesses, or the skin may become indurated and 

 thickened. 



Treatment. The parts should be fomented with warm water, 

 and some simple or cooling lotion applied, as, 



1 ounce acetate of lead, 

 1 pint water. 



If abscesses form, they must be freely opened, and well fo- 

 mented or poulticed. When the skin becomes indurated, forming 

 what are called sitfasts, they must be dissected out. 



The following is said to be an excellent healing lotion for sad- 

 dle or collar galls: 



