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regular. After you
have accomplished these three things, you need not fear disease in the
shape of colic, bloat, heaves, hide-bound, distemper, constipation,
worms, and the like.
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_I shall be pleased to recommend Pratts Animal Regulator always, as
my horse has gained in strength and weight and is looking fine, always
having a glossy coat. He works hard every day in the dray business._
_H.G. AMERINE._
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~Barb-Wire Cuts~
Clean with soap and water, and apply Pratts Healing Ointment or Pratts
Healing Powder. These remedies heal naturally and leave no dangerous
scar.

Colds _Symptoms._--A dull appearance of the horse, rough coat; the
body will be hot in parts and cold in others; running of the eyes and a
discharge from the nose.
_Treatment._--Keep the horse warm and free from draughts; use nose
bag and give Pratts Heave, Cough and Cold Remedy according to
directions. It never fails. Give nourishing feed and bran mashes and
Pratts Animal Regulator daily.
Colic Common causes of colic are sudden changes of food; feeding too
much or too seldom; feeding when the horse is hot and tired; watering
or working too soon after a meal; feeding new oats, or new hay, or
grass; or, in short, anything that is apt to derange digestion. There are
various forms of colic. In cramp (spasmodic) colic, pains come and go
and the horse rolls violently and fearlessly. In wind (flatulent) colic
there is bloating of the right flank and the horse lies down, rolls without
violence, breathes with difficulty, paws, looks around at his sides and
finds no relief. In bloat of the stomach, gas and fluid gush back and
forth from the stomach to the throat; flanks may not show bloat; pain is
steady but not violent; horse sweats; nostrils flap; pulse is fast and
weak; countenance is haggard and anxious. In enteritis (inflammation
of the bowels) pain is constant and severe; the horse makes frequent
attempts to lie down but is afraid to do so; pulse and temperature run
high; membranes of eyelids, nostrils, and mouth are red; bowels and
bladder do not act; horse may walk persistently in a circle. In impaction
of the bowels, pains are comparatively mild or fugitive; horse is restless,
paws often, strains and passes no manure, or only a few balls covered
with slime and streaks of white mucus. In gut-tie, hernia, and other
absolute stoppage of the bowels, symptoms of enteritis are common
and the horse may, when down, strain and then sit on his haunches. The
latter condition, and enteritis, usually prove fatal. Wind colic may need
prompt use of the trocar and cannula to puncture high up in the right
flank for liberation of gas. In impaction, raw linseed oil should be
freely given in repeated doses of one pint, and rectal injections of soapy
warm water and glycerine will help. No irritants should be inserted in
the vagina or sheath in any form of colic. Stoppage of urine is a result
of pain, not the cause of colic. The urine will come when the pain

subsides. A good all-around colic remedy will be found in Pratts
Veterinary Colic Remedy. It is compounded from the prescription of a
qualified veterinarian and has a record of curing 998 cases out of 1,000
treated.
Constipation All horses should be given a warm bran mash weekly and
Pratts Animal Regulator daily, and constipation will be unknown.
Constipation is often the cause of hide bound, rough coat and loss of
flesh. Give a good physic of linseed oil, aloes or cantor oil, and use the
Regulator mentioned above.
Coughs _Cause._--Chronic coughs are the result of distemper, sore
throat, a neglected cold, catarrh or dusty hay, and frequently turn into
heaves, bronchitis, etc.
_Treatment._--Give only the best and most nourishing foods,
dampened. Keep horse warm, and blanketed in a well ventilated stable.
If there is a swelling of the throat it should be blistered with Pratts
Liniment, or Pratts Spavin Paste--A Blister. Use Pratts Heave, Cough
and Cold Remedy according to directions.
Diarrhoea _Symptoms._--At first it resembles colic, and will be
followed by violent diarrhoea; the discharge soon becomes merely
discolored water and smells bad; the horse is very thirsty, the pulse
thick and feeble, the heart skips its beats, the position of the horse is
something like colic, and he sweats freely.
_Cause._--From diseased condition of teeth, eating rich, juicy food,
drinking impure water or from overdose of physic.
_Treatment._--If the diarrhoea is severe, call a veterinarian. During and
after recovery pay attention to the food. Avoid bran mashes. Much
depends on the care at this time, and the constant using of Pratts
Animal Regulator, with all feed, during his recovery. Feed lightly for
first two or three days.
Distemper Distemper and Pink Eye are closely related and one is often

mistaken for