168 PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



which is just the opposite of mange. Generally occurs 

 in the spring, and horses aflfected are generally those 

 who have had very little exercise during the winter. 



The following wash should be applied twice a day : 

 Four fluid ounces of glycerine ; one drachm of carbolic 

 acid ; mixed in one pint of water. 



Pratts Food, Pratts Animal Regulator and Pratts 

 Condition Powder are the very best remedies to be fed 

 during a condition of this kind, at first in double doses, 

 and then gradually decreasing until the usual dose is 

 fed and the bowels become regular. As a preventive, 

 they keep horses in good condition that are too highly 

 fed, by keeping the bowels and blood in first-class shape 

 and the digestive organs from becoming disarranged. 



However, as per our note on page 119, to give an- 

 other remedy, we mention : One and a half fluid ounces 

 of tincture muriate of iron ; one fluid ounce of Fowler's 

 solution of arsenic ; mixed in one quart of water, and 

 half a pint to be given at one dose, night and morning 

 for one week. 



RINGWORM. 



Ringworm can be noted by the falling off of the 

 hair in patches, leaving a scurfy skin which scales off, 

 and finally leaving a thick, scaly margin or ring around 



