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astringent ointment, and giving a few doses 

 of the diuretic alterative (see Vol 11^ or Materia 

 Medica) : but when it is accompanied by the 

 grease, laxatives or purgatives are proper, ac- 

 cording to the condition of the animal. If the 

 ulcers in the heel be deep, exercise appears 

 to prevent their heaUng; and 1 bave found it 

 the best plan, when such ulcers are not accom- 

 panied with much swelling, to keep the horse 

 in the stable until they are nearly healed, 

 dressing the sore with the ointment (No. 1), 

 and applying a bandage so as to keep the part 

 as steady as possible. When this plan is adopt- 

 ed, it is necessary to keep the horse on a 

 cooling opening diet, and to rub the legs fre- 

 quently and briskly with the hands : a few of 

 the diuretic alterative powders should also 

 be given. When proud flesh, as it is com- 

 monly termed, appears in the ulcers — that 

 is, when the new flesh rises above the level 

 of the skin — it must be destroyed by 

 caustics ; such as blue vitriol powdered, or dis- 

 solved in warm water, or lunar caustic. When 

 this is neglected, they sometimes increase to 

 a large size, and become almost of a horny 

 consistence, in which state they are commonly- 

 named grapes. Should the ulcer continue 



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