. Dr. Lesure's warranted veterinary remedies : the causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases for which they are recommended. Horses; Veterinary drugs; Veterinary medicine; Horses. FOR PRIVATE TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 25 while in old horses the angle is so small as to make the lower teeth appear like a prolongation of the jaw. In figure 20 are shown a series of cross-sections cut from the three right lower incisors of a five-year-old horse, illustrating the wear in the top surface of the incisors. The top sections are long in the direction of thejaw, 1 and 2; oval in the next three secti
. Dr. Lesure's warranted veterinary remedies : the causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases for which they are recommended. Horses; Veterinary drugs; Veterinary medicine; Horses. FOR PRIVATE TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 25 while in old horses the angle is so small as to make the lower teeth appear like a prolongation of the jaw. In figure 20 are shown a series of cross-sections cut from the three right lower incisors of a five-year-old horse, illustrating the wear in the top surface of the incisors. The top sections are long in the direction of thejaw, 1 and 2; oval in the next three sections, 3, 4 and 5; rounded forms in 6, 7, 8 and 9; triangular or long from front to rear in 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. The first shapes are those of the 3^oung horse, while the last belong to the old horse. The process called ''bishoping" consists in rasping off the corners of the notches in the upper teeth and burning new marks I'rfi. ^ Figure 21. Bishoped teeth. or cups in the lower ones. This method is sometimes resorted to in order to fraudently give the mouth of the horse a more youthful appearance. It is very seldom practical, however, as the method is very troublesome, the chances for detection great, and the ages of ordinary horses are not of such importance as to justify the risk attendantupon the operation, while the ages of valuable horses are matters of record, and it would be a difficult matter to deceive experienced horsemen. Bishoped teeth can easily be detected. Simply remember that the shape of the teeth in young and old horses is entirely dif- ferent, and that w^hen the natural mark exists it is surrounded by KEEP A GOOD SUPPLY OF REMEDIES ON Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lesure, J. G. Harrisburg, Pa. : The Author
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