162 PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



gruel form should be given to move the bowels, and a 

 plaster of mustard and vinegar applied over the loins 

 and kidneys. The legs should be kept warm by rubbing 

 and bandaging. 



Pratts Remedies are very helpful in this case, but 

 we would not pretend to recommend them as a sure 

 cure ; in fact, we don't think a horse amounts to much 

 after an attack of this kind. However, they will do 

 more for him than anything we know of, and if fed regu- 

 larly, will keep him in as good condition as the disease 

 will permit. 



However, as per our note on page 119, we mention 

 the next best remedy as follows : One scruple of extract 

 of nux vomica ; one scruple of extract of belladonna ; 

 one scruple of powdered ergot ; given in a mash morn- 

 ing and evening, or drench the animal with it. 

 PARALYSIS OF THE EYE. 



This is caused by an injury to the eye, or from com- 

 plete exhaustion of the nervous vitality of the animal. 

 The pupil is frequently enlarged, but not as dark as or- 

 dinarily, and with a slight milky cast of greenish tinge. 

 A good test for paralysis of the eye is to keep the horse 

 in a dark stable for half an hour, then lead him into 

 the sunlight. If the pupil does not contract, the horse 

 is blind. 



