Diseases of Animals 213 



For a Scabby Swelling. 



One of my cows has a szi.'cUi>ig on her hind leg z(.'ith little scab^ 

 on it, first it zvas on the front leg. It is as big as your hand. 



Use the following, applied once daily: Olive oil, 1 pint; tur- 

 pentine, 2 ounces; oil cedar, 2 ounces; lysol, 1 ounce; mix and apply. 



An Easement in Bloat. 



What can be done for bloating f 



It does not seem to be generally known that to put a bridle on 

 a cow or put a stick in her mouth and tie tightly with a string or 

 strap up over her head, so as to keep her jaws working, will relieve 

 bloat. We have given common soda and salt with good results to 

 our milk cows. Take a whip and run her around the corral, after 

 giving the soda. This treatment causes the wind to pass ofif. 



Fatal Skin Disease. 



About two months ago a horse zvas turned out in pasture. Several 

 of the horses in the pasture started to lose their hair. It seemed to fall 

 away from the hide, and leave the skin exposed. The horse that zvas 

 newly turned to pasture got the same disease and died. The other horses 

 did not die. The hair on the horse that had died had fallen off from 

 the sides and hind legs. 



This is gangrenous dermatis, a gangrenout inflammation of the 

 skin. It is due to mould, must or vegetable fungi. Remove to a 

 new pasture, give food free from the fungi, and apply the following 

 ointment to the skin: Lanoline, 8 ounces; zinc oxide, 1 ounce; 

 Pearson's Creoline, Y2 ounce; tannin, 3 drachms; mix and apply once 

 daily. 



Shoulder Injury on Mare. 



A young mare that bruised her shoulder on the point zvith collar. 

 It was lanced and now has a hard lump or callous, about three inches 

 in diameter. What is best to do? She is not lame, but it zvould inter- 

 fere with the collar. 



Get a qualified veterinarian to operate and entirely remove the 

 growth or you may use the following mixture to see if it will not 

 cause it to partly absorb and then use a dutch collar or a specially 

 padded collar: Compound tinct. iodine, 4 ounces; sulphuric ether, 2 

 ounces; oil cedar, 2 ounces; turpentine, 4 ounces; mix and apply 

 once daily until blistered. 



Horse with Worms. 



What is the best remedy for a horse that has zvormsf I zvould like 

 to knozv, as I have a horse that is getting poor zvith this trouble. 



Mix H pound pulverized and dried iron sulphate and Yz pound 

 bicarbonate of soda, and give one teaspoonful each morning until the 



