204 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE, 



ireatment. — Keep the animal as quiet as you can and feed 

 him out of a hig^h manger. Bathe the parts well with warm 

 water twice a day and apply the white liniment each time after 

 bathing, and the bones, after a time, will unite together. If it does 

 not heal together the part broken will fester and form matter in 

 it, then open up the parts with a sharp knife and remove the piece 

 of broken bone, then treat as a common wound and you will find 

 it will soon heal up. 



SORE ON THE TOP OP THE NECK FROM THE COLLAR. 



Causes. — Are from a bad fitting collar irritating the neck, or 

 from sometimes taking a horse that is not used to a collar and 

 working him too hard before his neck is hardened to the collar, 

 causing his neck to become scalded and sore. 



Symptoms. — Are very plain, the top of the neck becomes sore 

 and raw looking, and the horse is afraid to let you handle thivt 

 part of his neck. 



Treatment. — Is to wear a nice fitting collar on him and ha\'e 

 a regular pad for the top of the neck ; dry and clean it every time 

 after using it; clip oflF the mane around the sore and wash it every 

 night with cold water and salt, then dry it well and apply the 

 white lotion, also apply the lotion every morning, without washing, 

 before you take him out to work; sometimes it is necessary to lay 

 him of! work for a few days to get it healed. 



II. INJURIES AND DISEASES AROUND THE SHOULDERS AND WITHERS. 



FISTULOUS WITHERS. 



This disease resembles poll evil, and also gets its name from 

 the part it affects. 



Causes. — Are from riding a horse with a poor-fitting saddle, 

 wliich bruises the withers; from a horse rolling or getting cast on 

 his back, and in this way bruise the withers and bring on this 

 disease. 



SymptcniS. — Are swelling and soreness of the withers, and if 

 allowed to nm on without being treated soon forms matter, which 

 will burrow uown around the bones; if it is not attended to soon 

 after it affeiTus the bones the matter that comes from it will have a 

 very bad smell, and little pipes will form which will run down to 

 the bones. 



