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PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



If a wound, it generally 

 occurs from the eighth 

 to the fifteenth day. By 

 raising the head, as 

 shown in the illustra- 

 tion, the membrane 

 across the lower corner 

 of the eye will nearly 

 TOTING FOR i,ocK-jAw. cover the eyeball. The 



liorse is stiff and can hardly walk. He becomes nervous 

 and excitable. The wound may become dry, or dis- 

 charge a discolored substance. The animal will stand 

 for days in the same spot, and cannot eat because its 

 jaws are fixed. The body appears hard and the muscles 

 are rigid. 



Pratts Food, Pratts Animal Regulator or Pratts 

 Condition Powder are excellent for the treatment of lock- 

 jaw, if given in double doses, at first in gruel form and 

 then reduced to the usual quantity. They help to ease 

 the horse by opening the bowels, and restore the strength. 

 The shoes should be removed and the horse placed on a 

 dirt floor. In case the jaws are fixed, the horse can be 

 fed by means of a rubber tube placed through the nos- 

 trils, and a stomach pump to pump the food into him. 

 A skilled veterinarian only should do this. Do not 



