DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE 
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Treatment. — Keep the animal from work for a few days 
and give a physic of 
Bitter Aloes 8 drams. 
Bicarbonate of Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 
Ginger 1 dessertspoonful. 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre ^ ounce or 2 dessertspoonfuls. 
Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench. 
Feed soft, light food, and allow the animal to stand in a 
stable a few days after giving the drench. If very weak, and 
not safe to give the aloes, give 
Raw Linseed Oil 1 pint. 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre Yz ounce or 2 dessertspoonfuls. 
Mix and give as a drench and follow the same treatment 
as after giving aloes; then follow with a powder to act on 
the kidneys and blood and build up the system : 
Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre ^ pound. 
Sulphur pound. 
Ground Gentian Root J4 pound. 
Mix thoroughly and give a teaspoonful every night and 
morning in the feed. After being idle a couple of days allow 
him to do only gentle, easy work, and hand rub his legs at 
night and bandage them, which will keep the swelling down 
and strengthen the leg. Never leave the bandage on longer 
than three hours, as it then does more harm than good. 
