136 THE RURAL EFFICIENCY GUIDE STOCK 



Swelling after Castration. In case the scrotum swells badly after the 

 colt is castrated and the animal does not eat well he should be looked after. 

 Infection due to a lack of cleanliness during the operation ; confining the colt 

 in dirty stables after being castrated. 



Treatment. Put the colt in clean quarters or better let him run in a good 

 pasture. Give him plenty of exercise and a tablespoonful of saltpeter (to a 

 two-year old) once a day for three or four days. Be sure the kidneys are 

 active and the bowels well opened. Dip the finger in disinfectant and open 

 the wound in case it needs draining. Twice every day it is well to inject a 

 solution of carbolic acid into the sack. Use it one part to thirty of water. It 

 will help relieve the pain if you wash the sack with hot water. 



Throw cold water upon the loins and the parts. This usually stops the 

 bleeding quickly. 



Apply vinegar to the parts after washing them well with salt water. 



It is said that a string tied tightly around the tail will stop bleeding from 

 castration in a short time. 



HOW TO LOCATE LAMENESS. 



Below we give the indication of lameness in each different part of the 

 horse in the simplest way possible, so as to make a handy reference when 

 an animal goes lame. 



In locating lameness remember the following : 



1. A horse that walks lame will always trot very lame. Lameness is 

 best shown in a slow trot. 



2. One should not jump too hastily to a conclusion as to the location of 

 the lameness. Rather than put a blister on the wrong place he might better 

 delay until the indications are more prominent. 



3. The horse should be trotted immediately upon leaving the stable. 



4. The lame foot should be examined closely as a horse may be lame in 

 two places at the same time. 



5. Lameness seldom exists any length of time without some inflamma- 

 tion, but a stone in the foot may be very painful to the animal before any 

 great heat can be perceived. 



6. In examining the foot, the shoe should be removed, the nails should 

 be examined for signs of pus or blood and the bottom of the foot cleaned and 

 gone over for punctures or bruises. 



7. Horses are likely to flinch when their shoulders are pressed firmly. 

 This should not mislead. 



8. To determine heat, aside from the touch, one may wet the 'correspond- 

 ing parts on each leg. The leg drying first is the one heated. 



