384 HORSE AILMENTS AND HOW TO DOCTOR THEM. 



flaxseed poultice may be applied and kept on for several days, 

 changing it twice a day. It will discharge a quantity of 

 healthy matter and incline the quittor to heal. 



ROARING. 



This malady is known by the peculiar roaring, whistling, or 

 blowing sound produced in the breathing ; but it is only ob- 

 served when the horse is exercised. It is the result of some 

 disarrangement in the air passages. 



Treatment. In the earlier stages of the disease the follow- 

 ing may be administered : First, frequent applications of 

 Dimon's Spavin Cure, or a blister applied over the part of the 

 air passage which seems to be affected, and, at the same time, 

 use the following with a view to removing any false deposits in 

 the air passages : 



Indigo, . . . . .1 ounce. 



Saltpeter, . . . . .4 ounces. 



Rain water, . . . .1 gallon. 



Mix, and give one pint in feed twice a day. 



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But in advanced stages it is hardly worth the trouble to at- 

 tempt treatment, for it will be of but doubtful utility. 



In bad cases of valuable young horses an operation called 

 tracheotomy may be performed. It consists of an opening into 

 the windpipe and keeping a silver tube inserted therein ; but as 

 this is a surgical performance of a difficult nature it is not ad- 

 visable as being at all practical except in very rare cases. 



RINGBONE. 



Eingbone is a deposit of bony matter taking place either 

 on or near the pastern bone, being in reality an ossification of 

 the ligaments and muscles about the parts and firmly attaching 

 itself to the pastern bone, as if a part of it. This bony tumor 

 often nearly, and sometimes quite, encircles the end of the 

 pastern bone, forming a ring — hence the name, ringbone. 



Treatment. For cases of recent origin, shave off the hair 

 and apply the following ringbone liniment : 



