40 YELLOW AVATERS. 



Treatment. Give spirits of turpentine. For a colt three months old 

 give from one-fourth to one-half ounce; six months old, one-half to one 

 ounce; one year, one to one and a half ounces; two years, one and one-half 

 to two ounces ; four years, three to four ounces. Also procure one pound 

 of quassia chips and pour three quarts of boiling water on to them ; then 

 mix a proportional dose of the quassia infusion with the turpentine, and 

 cause it to blend together by stirring in well with yolks of eggs. Add 

 twenty grains of powdered camphor gum, and give the dose the first thing 

 in the morning. 



Feed well afterward, and give every morning until the coat is glossy, 

 muriated tmcture of iron, from one to ten drachms, according to age, and 

 also Fowler's Solution, from one-fourth to three drachms. 



LuMBRici. — Long, round worms, which are sometimes seen eighteen 

 inches long. They prey upon the weakly, whether old or young. 



7'rentm.ent. — Give one drachm tartar emetic, w^orked into a ball with lin- 

 seed meal and flour, every morning, until the desired effect is accomplished. 

 Or give calomel, three drachms; tartar emetic, one drachm ; mixed, and made 

 into three balls, to be given at night for three nights; and give, one day 

 after the last ball, a good purging ball. 



Pin Worms. —This variety of worms inhabits the rectum, and causes 

 great itching posteriorly, which causes the horse to rub its hair off against 

 the wall. 



I'natment. — Most medicines are deprived of their activity because they 

 do not reach the rectum; therefore it is best to treat with injections which 

 will come directly in contact with the parasites. Take one ounce catechu and 

 a quart of water, and, when dissolved, give as an injection, and repeat for 

 seven mornings. On the eighth day give a mash ; at night follow with one- 

 half ounce aloes, and one drachm calomel. Repeat the above if necessary. 

 Injections of tobacco smoke work well. 



YELLOW WATERS.— This affection is the result of liver disease, and 

 has derived its name from the characteristic color of the membranes of the 

 eyes, nose and mouth, which have a peculiar yellowness that is caused by 

 the liver being diseased, so that its natural functions are not properly per- 

 formed, and a large amount of bile is thrown back into the blood, instead 

 of being carried off in its natural way, and only eliminated partially 

 through the kidneys. It occurs more often in horses which are highly fed 

 and have nothing to do, than in an}- others. 



Treatment. — Give ginger, two drachms; powdered mandrake root, one 

 drachm; powdered aloes, four drachms; mix, and give at one dose. Feed 

 the horse with soft feed and grass to loosen the bowels. Repeat the above 

 dose as often as shall be necessary, which, in most cases, perhaps, would be 

 about every other day. 



