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the parts well with luke warm water iwico a Ua^, anU inject in me 

 hole each time, after bathing, with tlie white lotion. Keep the 

 animal quiet and it will heal up in the course of two or ilirec weeks 

 all right. 



RUPTURE OP AN ARTERY. 



Causes. — It is sometimes caused from sti-aining while the mare 

 is foaling; drawing heavy; severe exertion of any kind; or a severe 

 bruise. 



Symptoms. — Same as a tumor or aneurism of an artery, only 

 you \v:ll not find the artery diseased. 



Treatment — This disease is treated the same as tumor or 

 aneurism of an artery. 



III. — DISEASES OF THE VEINS. 

 INFLAMMATION OF A VEIN (PHLEBITIS). 



This disease is mostly noticed in connection with the jugular 

 veins. 



Causes. — Usually from bleeding a horse with a rusty fleam ; 

 using a rusty pin or your hands having dirt on them while putting 

 in the pin (so you see the necessity of having everything clean 

 when bleeding); sometimes from a horse rubbing his neck against 

 something after bleeding; from turning the horse out to grass 

 right after bleeding and allowing him to have his head down, 

 this interferes with the circulation of the blood, causes swelling 

 and clotting of the blood, which sets up inflammation. 



Symptoms. — There is swelling along that side of the neck you 

 bled him from, and if he is allowed to have his head down that side 

 of his head will also be swollen. The swelling will be hard and 

 painful when you touch it, and, in a few days, the clotted blood 

 tormed in the swelling will start to fester and break out in little 

 boils or abscesses along the side of the neck. 



Treatment. — Keep the animal's head well tied up and bathe 

 the sides of the neck with warm water and vinegar four times 

 a day for half an hour at a time, and each time, after bathing 

 apply white liniment. If the neck beals or festers, open the 

 places up with a knife and allow the matter to escape. When 

 \ou do this, change the treatment to white lotion instead of lini- 

 ment. Do this until you get all the swelling and inflammation 

 out and the healing places all healed up, then blister, using the 

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