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cold, and therefore occurs most frequently in the fall and winter months. 

 Too close clipping of the long hair which is the natural protection to 

 those j)arts predisposed to it. 



Symptoms. — Lameness, more pronounced when starting off. Dry, 

 inflamed condition of the skin about the jjarts, and subsequently small 

 crusts from which a thin watery discharge exudes. In bad cases the en- 

 tire leg, and even the belly is affected. 



Treatment. — Keep the parts dry. If necessary to wash, do so with 

 warm water and castile soap, and dry thorouglily. If the skin be un- 

 broken, rub with fresh lard or vaseline. Dust with powdered alum twice 

 a day. If cracked, rub with: 



Carbonate of zinc 3 i. 



Lard 3 vi. 



Mix. 



If the edges of the crusts look indolent, they may be touched with a 

 solution of sulphate of copper, two ounces in a pint of water. 



It is a very troublesome affection and often takes a long time to over- 

 come. 



ACNE. 



Synonyms. — Warbles; Slight tumors; Sitfasts. 



Warbles or Slight Tumors. 



Definition. — Warbles are recent soft swellings or tumors arising from 

 inflammation of the skin. 



Etiology. — They are generally caused by friction or undue pressure 

 of the saddle girth or collar on the part affected, or sometimes by bad 

 saddling or bad riding, even though the saddle fit perfectly. The swell- 

 ing itself is due to a slight effusion of serum or lymph, or of both, pro- 

 duced by inflammation of the sebaceous follicles of the skin. 



Treatment. — The first essential in treatment is to remove the cause 

 of the irritation. In addition, the horse should, if possible, be spared from 

 work for a day or two. The stuffing and fitting of the saddle or other 

 article of equipment should be looked to and, if necessary, altered. Har- 

 ness lined with woollen cloth of any kind should be avoided. In some 

 cases a chamber must be made over the i^art affected. 



The warble itself will be best treated by the application of solution of 



