LIVE STOCK. 



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Animal Diseases and Remedies 



Abscess. — Indicated by swelling, 

 heat, redness and pain. Poultice until 

 ready to break. Then make incision, 

 and apply antiseptic washes. Do not 

 allow wound to close too soon. 



Actinomycosis or Big Jaw. — Exter- 

 nal swellings on jaw, or internally in 

 mouth. Swelling may break and fun- 

 gous growth appear. Disease is inleo- 

 tious. 



Give potassium iodide, 1 to 2 1-2 

 drams in water, daily for a week; omit 

 one week; then resume for a week. 



Acid Stomach. — Soda, chalk, or char- 

 coal 



Afterbirth Retention. — Wind the free 

 part on a stick or wisp of straw and pull 

 gradually while gently loosening "but- 

 tons" from wall of uterus with other 

 hand. 



Anemia. — .Better diet; iron; gentian, 

 or cod liver oil. 



Anthrax. — High fever. Rapid pulse. 

 Great weakness. Ears cold. Later, 

 uneasiness, kicking, labored breathing. 

 Finally bloody discharges from mouth 

 and nose, and biood in urine. 



No cure. Destroy animal. Disinfect. 

 Vaccinate healthy animals. 



Appetite, loss of. — Change of diet, 

 gentian and other tonics. 



Azoturia. — Sudden oppression, weak- 

 ness, perspiration, and inability to 

 stabd soon after leaving stall. Occurs 

 in horses fed too highly and exercised 

 too little. 



Ijight feeds when not at work; Ep- 

 som salts; soda, aloes. 

 Bites of Insects. — ^Ammonia. 

 Bots in Horses. — Cramps. Rubbing 

 of rump against stall. Appetite de- 

 praved. Craving for salt. Itching of 

 upper lip. Presence of parasites in 

 manure. 



Cathartics; carbon bisulphide .in 

 gelatine capsules. 



Bog Spavin. — ^Round, smooth tumoo: 

 in front of hoof and somewhat Inward. 

 Prominent vein on surface. 



Rest; high-heeled shoe; blister; coild 

 water. 



Bone Spavin. — A bony growth on 

 hock joint May be on front of joint, 

 or may be at other points in region of 

 hock joint. Also may be no visible 

 growth at all; the most serious of all. 

 Same treatment as bog spavin; act- 

 ual cautery if necessary. 

 Broken Wind. — See Heaves. 



Bronchitis. — Head hangs. Rattling 

 cough. Mouth hot Frothy discharge 

 from nostrils. Later the ribs rise and 

 fall greatly in breathing. Horse 

 stands constantly. 



Warm blankets; mustard poultice; 

 nitre; aconite; belladonna. 



Capped Hock. — ^Disturbance resem- 

 bling an abscess on point of hock. 

 caused by kicking stall, etc. 



Hot and cold applications; blister. 



Choking. — 'Manipulate the foreign 

 body with hand, or use probang. 



Cholera. — See Hog Cholera. 



Cdlic. — Animal lies down. Kicks to- 

 ward body with hind feet Looks 

 around toward flank. Jerks taiL 

 Groans. Where severe, anlmaLplunges 

 about and groans loudly. 



iLaudanum, chloral hydrate, cannabis 

 indica, or soda; change diet 



Conjimctivitis. — Swollen and water- 

 ing eyes. Inflammation. 



Boric acid \va'='h. 



Censtipation.— 'Linseed oU, aloes, or 

 castor oil. 



Corns. — Open swelling; rest horse; 

 use rubber bar pad in shoe. 



Convulsions. — Chloral hydrate or 

 bromide of potash. 



Curb. — ^The rear line of the hocfc 

 bulging backward. Soreness and 

 lameness. 



Hot applications; blister; high-heel- 

 ed shoe. 



Diarrhoea. — 'Linseed oil and laud- 

 anum; boiled linseed jeUy. , 



Distemper. — Good diet; quinine; 

 strychnine; belladonna; dry quarters. 



Dysentery. — Intestinal disease at- 

 tended by fluid, bloody passages. 

 Fever. Animal lies down. Much 

 thirst. 



Calomel; opium. 



Eczema. — Inflammation of skin ac- 

 companied by small blisters filled with 

 straw-colored liquid. 



Tar, ichthyol, iodine, or boric acid. 



Enteritis. — An inflammation of the 

 intestines. Animal flinches under 

 pressure on the abdomen. 



Linseed oil; laudanum; chloral hy- 

 drate. 



Farcy. — See Glanders. 

 Fever. — ^Aconite, acetanHid, quinine, 

 or nitre. 



'Fistula. — Ulcers, usually on withers 

 or poll. 



Open affected part; wash wRh iodine 



