450 The Diseases of Animals 
cold water on the head or apply cracked ice to the poll. 
Loosen the harness and give plenty of fresh air. If 
there is much depression, with a weak, thready or irreg- 
ular pulse, give stimulants, as whisky in four-ounce 
doses well diluted with water. Page 298. 
Swollen Legs. Give a purge to empty the bowels, 
and ounce doses of saltpeter to adult horses once daily 
for three days to stimulate the kidneys. Allow moderate 
exercise. Page 408. 
Tetanus. See Lockjaw. 
Texas Fever. Keep susceptible cattle from tick- 
infested ground. Remove ticks from susceptible ani- 
mals. Give laxative food, such as green corn and 
sweet milk. Page 372. 
Ticks. Keep cattle off infected ground. Scrape off 
ticks with dull knife. Grease with carbolized lard, 
vaseline or crude petroleum. Use arsenical dip. Page 
338. 
Thoroughpin. Wind-puffs. Treat same as bog 
spavin. Page 240. 
Wolf Teeth. Extract with forceps. Page 251. 
Wounds. Stop the bleeding and close the wound 
by stitches, with plasters or by means of a bandage. 
First remove all foreign bodies from the wound, and 
treat with antiseptics. Wash daily and use antiseptics, 
but do not disturb more than necessary. If proud-fiesh 
forms, use a caustic to burn it out; when there is 
much discharge from the surface, use a healing pow- 
der of one part tannic acid to eight parts pulverized 
air-slaked lime. Page 158. 
