198 GBEABE. — CHAPPED HEELS. 



If the animal be large in size, give six or seven drachms 

 of Barbadoes Aloes, combined with one or two drachms of 

 powdered Gentian, made into a ball with Palm Oil. Por in- 

 structions with respect to the preparation of the patient for 

 the purgative, and the proper treatment of the animal after- 

 wards, the reader is referred to pages 75, 76, and 77. 



Arsenicum and Nux Vomica are valuable remedies to admi- 

 nister when the stomach is disordered and the general health 

 of the animal indifferent. Arsenic is an indispensable remedy- 

 in almost every form of skin disease. Give it in 2-drachm 

 doses of the 2nd dilution, and repeat it night and morning ; 

 or use it in alternation with Nux Vomica of the 2nd dilution, 

 in 2-drachm doses. 



Muriatic Acid frequently proves valuable if given when the 

 skin is dry and scurfy, and the appetite indifferent. Give 

 drachm doses of the strong acid in a pint of cold water, night 

 and morning. 



Sulphur is frequently necessary to administer during the 

 convalescent stage. Give it in drachm doses of the 1st tritu- 

 ration, either alone or in alternation with Thuja of the 1st 

 dilution, in 2-drachm doses. 



Diet. — The diet of a patient severely affected with Grease 

 in any of its forms is a matter of considerable importance. 

 Should the animal be fed with food, the like of which he may 

 have partaken of for years, as grains or beans, or bean flour, 

 the withdrawal of such food, for some time at least, is essential 

 to the cure. Carrots and boiled barley may be allowed, and a 

 little malt. The animal should be fed with a liberal diet, and 

 only in small quantities at a time. If the season be proper, 

 allowing the patient to run a few weeks at grass would, in all 

 probability, prove very advantages. 



