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appear white and scaly, and have a peculiar tendency to 

 spread ; the animal loses flesh, and his coat becomes dry and 

 dirty looking. ~ — T 



Treatment. — Eingworm, if attended to in the early stage, 

 is easily cured. The affected parts should be well cleansed, 

 and touched with a mild caustic, and dress daily with the 

 following ointment : — 



Z Iodine, . . . 1 drachm, 



( Lard, . . . 1 ounce ; 



r, in place of the ointment, a liniment composed of 



Sulphur, . . ■ . 1 ounce, 



Iodide of potassium, . 6 drachms, 



Iodine, ... 3 drachms, 



Oil of tar, . . 10 ounces, 



may be used daily. 



SALLENDEES 



Is the name given to an eruption on the front of the hock 

 joint, consisting in a scurfiness of the skin, acconipanied by 

 an ichorous discharge and falling out of the hair. 



Causes. — High feeding without sufficient exercise, dis- 

 order of the digestive system, uncleanliness, and bad groom- 

 ing. In stallions of the heavy draught breed they are a very 

 common affection, and prove difficult to remove. 



Treatment. — Dress the parts with mercurial or iodine 

 ointments, keep the legs dry and clean, and give regular but 

 not severe exercise, and occasionally a dose of laxative medi- 

 cine. When only slight, the following lotion may remove 

 them -.-^ 



Corrosive sublimate, . 20 grains. 



Water, . , . 1 pint. 



Apply twice a day. 



