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moved by a forceps made for that purpose, and a piece 

 chiselled off the opposite molar. Irregular teeth are the 

 cause of much pain to animals ; as the horse gets aged the 

 outer edges of the upper and the inner edges of the lower 

 molars get sharp as lances, cutting the gums and cheek 

 every time the animal attempts to eat. The consequences 

 is a constant dribbling of saliva and quidding of the feed. 

 This state of thing is produced by contraction of the lower 

 jaw. The only treatment is to file off the edges of the teeth 

 with a proper instrument made for that purpose. It is best 

 to rasp off a little at a time, even should it take a week. 

 The mouth should be kept open with a balling iron, and suf- 

 flcent caution used not to wound the cheeks or tongue. 



LAMPAS. 



Cause. — This fancied disease occurs only in young 

 horses while cutting their teeth. 



Symptoms. — During this period swelling of the ridges 

 of the palate above and behind the incisor teeth is quite 

 common. There are slight febrile symptoms, especially 

 when the bridle teeth or tushes begin to show themselves, 

 the parts become highly vascular and enlarged, which pre- 

 vents the animal from eating his food. 



Treatment. — No severe measures are necessary, such as 

 burning or tearing the palate. Simply scarify the enlarged 

 ridges with a thumb lance or pen knife, not too deeply, and 

 apply a wash of alum water ; give the animal soft food, boiled 

 roots, bran mashes, or soaked grain. 



STOMACH STAGGERS OR ACUTE INDIGESTION. 



Cause. — There is generally but one origin of this 

 disease, and that is overloading the stomach after long ab- 

 stinence ; this organ is small in proportion to the size of 

 the horse, but the digestive apparatus provides for unin- 

 terrupted digestion ; sometimes it is produced by eating 



