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the other.
It usually affects colts between the ages of three and five years. If a
horse is once afflicted it is immune from a second attack. The feature of
distemper is the swelling under the jaw, the size indicating the severity
of the case. The animal is dull; the head has a "poked-out" appearance;
coughs; no appetite; feet are cold; saliva runs from its mouth; has
catarrhal symptoms and difficulty in swallowing; the name "strangles"
is often applied to it. When this swelling forms on the lungs, liver, etc.,
the case is aggravated and difficult to cure.
Distemper is contagious. It may occur at any time, but is most prevalent
from September to April.
Pratts Distemper and Pink Eye Remedy will positively relieve the
disease at once. Blanket the horse and keep in a well-ventilated stable,
free from draughts. Give cold water frequently in small quantities and
feed with whatever he will eat. When an abscess forms on the outside
and becomes soft, it should be opened and the soft parts surrounding it
poulticed so that there will be no "bunch" left after it heals. Disinfect
stable with Pratts Dip and Disinfectant.
Founder or Laminitis _Symptoms._--An inflammation of the entire
foot which causes such intense pain that the animal cannot stand. The
pulse is strong, thick and throbbing, and the horse lies down with legs
stretched out.
_Cause._--Over-exertion, or after-effects from chilling, inflammation
of the lungs, bowels or mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes, etc.
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_Frankford, Pa.
I doctored a very lame horse with Pratts Liniment after trying other
treatment for months. In a couple of days the lameness left and we used
him every day till he died of old age._

ARTHUR C. SHIMEL_
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_Treatment._--Remove the shoe, and soak the feet in warm water for
six or eight hours and repeat in two or three days. Also apply Pratts
Peerless Hoof Ointment at night all over the bottom of the foot and to
all parts of the frog and at top of hoof joining the hair, and cover the
entire wall of the foot. The horse should stand on a deep, soft bed.
Cover with blankets. Feed bran mashes, vegetables and hay; no grain.
Use wide-webbed shoes two weeks after recovery.
Heaves The symptoms of this disease are chronic, spasmodic cough
and simultaneous passage of gas from the rectum; double bellowslike
action of the abdominal muscles in breathing; harsh staring coat;
hide-bound skin; weakness, and ill-health in general. Over-burdening
of the stomach with coarse, bulky, dusty, or woody hay or other
roughage, and working the horse immediately after such a meal induces
heaves. The horse that has inherited a gluttonous appetite is especially
subject to the disease. Probably the most effective remedy for this
disease is Pratts Heave Remedy. In addition to using the Remedy as
directed, we would suggest wetting all food with lime water, feeding
wet oat straw in winter and grass in summer in preference to hay;
allowing double the customary rest period after meals and keeping the
bowels freely open by feeding bran mashes containing raw linseed oil
or flaxseed meal.
Itch This is the name given to mange, eczema and other skin diseases.
It is usually prevalent in summer and from a small beginning on an
animal, will rapidly spread all over the body.
_Treatment._--Wash the parts thoroughly with a solution of one part of
Pratts Disinfectant to 20 parts water. Let it dry and then apply Pratts
Healing Ointment or Healing Powder two or three times a day.
Lice Sprinkle Pratts Disinfectant on an old blanket and tie it around the
animal for two or three hours. This will quickly kill all vermin. Spray
lightly upon the legs and such places that the blanket will not cover.

Then spray thoroughly the stable and all poultry houses near with the
Disinfectant, according to directions. Give Pratts Animal Regulator to
build up the animals that have been affected.
Puncture and Wounds in the Foot In all cases, the opening or puncture
in the hoof must be made larger, so as to give free vent for the matter
which is sure to form. If this is not done, quittor will follow. Then dress
with Pratts Peerless Hoof Ointment.
While working the horse, a pledget of tow, covered with Pratts Peerless
Hoof Ointment, may be placed in and over the puncture and confined;
but it must not be allowed to remain after the horse returns to the stable.
Soak the feet for eight or ten hours a day for two or three days in a 5%
solution of Pratts Disinfectant and apply the Ointment. Horse will not
have proud flesh when this remedy is used.
Quarter Cracks Cut top of hoof above the crack deep enough to draw
blood. Soak foot in hot water, apply Pratts