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infection that may be present, as it possesses powerful 

 antiseptic properties. If the wound is large, wash witli 

 Bichloride of Mercury, one part to one thousand parts 

 distilled water. The wound should be washed twice a 

 day with this solution. Then dust the wound with Tannic 

 Acid, one ounce ; Iodoform, one ounce ; Boracic Acid, one 

 ounce; Calomel, one dram. Mix and place in sifter top 

 can and apply this after washing each time. Then band- 

 age the wound by first placing clean absorbent cotton over 

 the wound. Do not attempt to syringe a solution into an 

 opening or some of the solution may gain entrance into 

 the joint. Keep the animal as quiet as possible and feed 



laxative food. 



PALESADE WORM 

 (Strongulus Armatus) 



This parasite thrives on marshy ground and is com- 

 monly found in the United States and Canada. The body 

 of the worm is gray in color, more or less stiff and 

 straight and thicker in the front than in the hind part; 

 it varies in length, the male measuring from three-fourths 

 of an inch to one inch and the female from one to two 

 inches. It may occur in an adult or an immature state. 

 In the former it implants itself on the mucous mem- 

 brane of the large intestines by means of its armed 

 mouth, while in the latter it lives in cysts underneath the 

 mucous membrane of the intestines and is sometimes 

 found in the brain, testicles and liver. The immature 

 worms which do not issue directly from the cysts get into 

 the arteries and are carried by the force of the blood to 

 all parts of the body. 



Symptoms : Same as in Red Worm with the exception 

 of colicky pains caused by the worms blocking the ar- 

 teries which carry blood to the intestines, thus interfering 

 with the process of digestion. Where the worms enter 

 the arteries of the limbs it results in lameness. It is a 

 good plan to examine your animals once or twice a year 

 to insure them against this pest. 



Teeatment : Same as for Red Worm. 



