138 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



Symptoms. — The colt is noticed to pass a thin, watery dis- 

 charge from the anus which sticks around his tail and legs. He 

 does not suck much and soon becomes gaunt and dull, and in 

 some cases he will be griped. 



Treatment. — Remove the cause if you can find it. Keep the 



mare and foal very quiet, and if it is from the milk being poor, 



feed the mare a little heavier, or if you think it too rich, feed the 



mare a little lighter. Give the foal: 



Whisky 1 teaspoonf ul. 



Tincture of Liud mum 20 drops. 



Flour 1 teaspoonful. 



Mix with a little of the mother's milk and give every four or 



five hours until the foal is relieved. In all cases of this kind keep 



the body warm, as it has a tendency to relieve the congested state 



of the bowels. This is a dose for a small foal two or three days 



old, so you must use your judgment in giving it to an older colt. 



LEAKING OF THE NAVEL AND RHEUMATISM IN YOUNG FOALS. 



Causes. — It is supposed to be due to a germ getting in at the 

 navel string, while others say it is caused from a cold, a chill or an 

 injury. 



Symptoms. — The foal will be first noticed to be lame in one 

 hind leg, and some of the joints will be swollen and sore to handle; 

 when he goes to make water it will come out through the navel 

 string. The next day the swelling in that leg may be moved into 

 one of the other legs. After the rheumatism has moved around 

 from leg to leg for a few days it will be noticed to settle in one of 

 the joints, then it will fester and break, and the matter that runs 

 away will smell very bad and seems to come from the bone. After 

 it ceases to run where it festered and broke, and is healing up, it 

 will be noticed to settle in another joint, break and run, and will 

 keep on breaking and running in diff"erent places until the colt is 

 so weak that he dies. In other cases the joints swell and do not 

 break, but there is a continual running from the navel, and on 

 account of this running so much he gets weak and soon dies. 



Treatment. — When the leaking is first noticed, if treated 

 properly it can be cured. Apply Monsell's solution of iron to the 

 navel with a feather four or five times a day, this will stop the 

 leaking; and rub the swollen joints four or five times a day with 

 white liniment, and give the foal half a teaspoonful of salicylic 

 acid on the tongue three times a day. If this is taken in time, 



