The management and treatment of the horse in the stable, field, and ...

188 The Management and Treatment of the Horse,
provided him with the haw, which it can draw over the
eye at pleasure, and remove any dust or insect that may
have lodged there. In former times few farriers under-
stood the use of the haw, and even yet it is surprising
the amount of ignorance displayed by many who ought
to know better, but yet cannot tell of what value it is
to the horse- In cases of inflammation of the eye it
sometimes becomes much inflamed and increased in
dimensions, and the contiguous parts likewise thickened.
This sometimes forces it out of its place, but mostly it is
voluntarily produced to protect the eye from the action
of the light. In some cases it does not return into its
place, and has been mistaken for a tumour or extraneous
excrescence, and has been cut out by ignorant persons,
and the eye consequently left unguarded.
In some instances where inflammation has a long
continuation, ulceration of the haw and the destruction
of the cartilage ensue. If the above does not stop the
ulceration, then the following must be used :—White
vitriol half an ounce, water three ounces ; and if it
becomes callous, a weak solution of nitrate of silver
should be applied to it, but in any case it is much better
for a practical veterinary surgeon to be called in, as a
mistake is easily made, and the result is a blind horse.
ERUPTIONS OF THE EYELIDS.
This irritating complaint is very common to the
horse, and consists of a scale-like eruption. This is
always attended with great itching, which causes the
horse to rub its evelid on the stall, or anything it comes