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lime in the form of white-wash, and remove, if present. 

 Bathe with warm water or apply cold in the form of 

 cracked ice. Wash out the eyes with a solution of boric 

 acid, twenty grains to the ounce of water. Page 309. 



Knuckling. In adult horses, remedy by shoeing. 

 In colts, wrap the parts with soft bandages and apply 

 splints. Most colts will outgrow it. Page 236. 



Laminitis, or Founder. Pull off the shoes and apply 

 poultices, or wrap the feet well with cloths wet in cold 

 water. Induce the horse to lie down, if possible. Give 

 saltpeter internally in ounce doses dissolved in water 

 as a drench three times daily. Give mashes to loosen 

 the bowels. For chronic sore feet, a bar shoe with a 

 rubber cushion between frog and shoe, gives relief. 

 Page 93. 



Lice. Insect powder dusted in the hair or feathers. 

 Kerosene emulsion, or a solution of creolin one part to 

 fifty parts of water. Give salt and sulfur to the animal 

 to lick. Feed well and keep clean. Clean and disinfect 

 the quarters and apply hot coal-tar to cracks, corners, 

 roosts, etc. Page 316. 



Lockjaw, or Tetanus. Place the horse in dark, 

 quiet quarters, and do not disturb. Open and disinfect 

 the wound. Use a solution of one part of glycerin, 

 one part of water and two parts of pure carbolic acid. 

 Inject one dram with a hypodermic syringe every two 

 hours beneath the skin of the neck or shoulders for 

 forty-eight hours, then once in four hours. Do not 

 drench. Give milk and gruels, with raw eggs, to drink. 

 Page 292. 



Maggots. Clean the wound and remove all scabs 



