GENERAL TREATMENT. 



"21 



linseed mashes, should be given instead of corn. Mashes should 

 be used only when green food cannot be obtained. A judicious 

 amount of starving will, as a rule, act beneficially. 



In hand-rubbing the part, care must be taken that the skin is 

 dry at the time ; for if this precaution be not observed, the friction 

 may cause the hair to come off. 



When uniform and we'.l-regulated pressure can be applied to the 



Fig. 4. — Iligh-heeled shoe. 



part, I think it best to trust to it and hand-rubbing alone. At 

 the same time, I must admit that many experienced veterinary 

 surgeons are partial to the employment of cold water, after the 

 disappearance of all pain and unusual heat, in order to give tone to 

 the injured structures. It can be applied by a jet from a hose, 

 which may be allowed to play on the part for, say a quarter of an 

 hour, four or five times a day. In India, we may substitute for the 

 hose a water-skin, the water in which can be cooled by placing it 

 in the shade for some time, exposed to the wind. Standing the 

 horse in a running stream for considerable periods, or, better still, 

 walking him through salt water, often proves beneficial, care being 

 taken that he does not catch cold. 



