208 THE VBTERINARY SOIENCK. 



SORE BACK. 



Causes. — From a bad-fitting harness ; or from the backings of 

 the harness rubbing- on it. 



Treatment.- — In all cases remove the cause, and, if in the 

 summer time, bathe with cold water and soap; if in the winter, 

 use warm water and soap; do this twice a day. After bathing 

 each time, wipe dry and apply the white lotion. 



CHRONIC SORES ON BACK OR SHOULDERS (SIT-FAST). 



Causes. — From working and neglecting a sore shoulder or 

 back. 



Symptoms. — The sore spot has no tendency to heal and keeps 

 raw all the time while working. 



Treatment. — Burn the sore with caustic potash and afterward 



treat by keeping the animal from work, bathe with luke warm 



water, and, after bathing, apply the white lotion twice a day until 



it is healed. 



BROKEN BACK. 



Causes. — From an an.imal receiving a fall of some kind. 



Syniptoms.— If the break is near the front of the bones of tlie 

 back it will cause instant death, but if it occurs further back it will 

 cause paralysis of the hind quarters. 



Treatment. — There is none but to destroy the animal. 



INJURIES TO THE MUSCLES OF THE BELLY. 



Causes. — Sometimes when a horse steps on a sharp piece of 

 stick it turns up and catches the muscles of the belly, or from the 

 hook of a cow, or from the kick of another horse. 



Treatment. — If it is a lacerated wound, stitch it up, and treat 

 it same as given for lacerated wounds ; if it is a punctured wound, 

 and only has a small hole in the skin, examine to see that there is 

 nothing in it, and then use the same treatment as that given for 

 punctured wounds. If the wound is severe enough to allow the 

 bowels to come out, then it is a more serious case, if the bowels 

 are out to any grant extentj and are injured by the horse trar.pisig' 

 an them, it i* beat to destroy him at once, but if the bpwela gr§ 

 only ovit 9^ little, and ar$ not injured or blackened, thrci-.y ans^ 

 «gpij('e the ar-irnali s^x^d wash the bowels off' with a littis iuk-? warnr^ 

 vy^ter anjj shovg X\\en} bacj? intp their pl^cg, then stitch >,".p thg 

 WPund good aqd tight, afterward bath§ the WPynd twics ft Jay 

 with luke war i.i water and apply the white lotion each time aftfc? 

 bathing. If the opening iS very large it is well to wrap a bandage 



