Cause.—Powerful medicine, which burns the lining membrane of the mouth.
Symptom.—A dribbling of saliva, with constant motion and repeated smacking of the lips.
Treatment.—Give soft food, and use the wash recommended for aphtha.
SEEDY TOE.
Cause.—Weakness, inducing an imperfect secretion of horn.
Symptom.—A separation between the crust of the coronet and the soft horn of the laminæ, commencing at the toe of the foot.
Treatment.—Remove the shoe. Probe the fissure, which will be exposed. Cut away all the separated crust. Throw up until the removed portion has grown again. Feed liberally.
SIMPLE OPHTHALMIA.
Causes.—Slashing with the whip over the head; hay-seeds falling into the eyes; horses biting at each other in play; blows, etc.