Worms 23 



Occasionally tape-worms are met with and some people believe bots 



(another intestinal parasite) causes more or less annoyance. Worms 



not only eat the food which the horse has gathered for nourishment but if 



they get too numerous they may injure the wall of the intestinal canal 



causing indigestion. , 



The horse has a ravenous appetite but fails to improve in condition 

 if he has become poor. Horses may have many worms in the intestines 

 and not become poCr. Whitish discoloration sometimes develops under 

 the tail around the opening of the anus. A few or many worms may 

 be seen mixed with the bowel passages. Light, colicky attacks are some- 

 times due to worms. 



TREATMENT 



Good results in treatment of any animal for worms can not be ex- 

 pected unless the medicine is given on an empty stomach and the worm 

 medicine is accompanied or followed by a physic. 



The medicines given seldom kill all the worms but numbs them 

 and thev must be thrown out while they are stupid hence the necessity 

 of the loose condition of the bowels. Following are a few of the better 

 worm treatm.ents for matuire horses of 1000 pounds of weight. Any of 

 them may be given to heavier horses or colts if given in proportion to the 

 bodv weight. For a 2000 pound horse it would not be ^v^se to give 

 twice; Ps much as you would to a 1000 pound horse, p)robably one-half 

 to two-thirds more should be given. Again a yearling colt weighing 

 three hundred pounds should receive a little over one-third of a do,se. 

 The above rule will apply to the administration of most medicines. The 

 condition, weight and age loirgely determine the dose. A thin animal 

 with as much intestinal surface as an animal in good condition should 

 on an empty stomach to obtain results. 



receive almost as large a dose. Hoirses should have worm medicine given 

 Turpentine is a good drug to give for most any kind of worms ex- 

 cept bots (which are intestinal paresites) if kept up long enough. To a 

 mature horse give 3 ounces (6 tablespoonsful) in 1 pint of raw linseed 

 oil daily for 10 days. 



A good worm ball for all kinds of round worms is: 

 Barbodoes Aloes 1 ounce (2 tablespoonsful) 

 Calomel 35 grains (l/^ level teaspoonful) 

 Santonin 60 grains (1 level teaspoonful) 



