PART VII. DISEASES OF ANIMALS* 



What Is a "Very Light Diet"? 



In the case of sick animals, a "very light diet" is sometimes prescribed. 

 What is a "very light diet"? 



A "very light diet" consists of just enough nutritive elements to 

 barely support the actual needs of an animal. As there is such a 

 wide range of rations and amounts, it may be said that a "very light 

 diet" in any specific case would be just about one-half what that animal 

 has been used to having. This slim ration would do no harm for a 

 period of two weeks. 



Old Wire Cut Swells. 



We have a colt cut on wire just below the fetlock on one of her 

 front feet, about a year ago. It is all healed up now but the foot just 

 above the hoof tends to swell up and cause the animal to limp. IVei 

 have relieved this twice by the application of liniment, but it is appear- 

 ing again. Could this be due to some other reason, perhaps such as 

 rheumatism? 



Evidently a foreign substance remained in the wound and is still 

 inside. The animal should be examined by a competent veterinarian 

 and this substance removed, as it will never be right till this is done. 



Colt Has Sore Jaw. 



/ have a colt that has a sore under its jaw, where the halter strap 

 goes, the size of a quarter. There is a scab ivhich is partly mattered. 

 When I feel the sore there seems to be a lump 2 inches in diameter on 

 the bone. It does not seem to hurt the colt and is not noticeable. The 

 colt's blood does not seem to be in good condition. 



Give this colt half an ounce Fowler's Solution once a day. Heal 

 up the sore with carbolated vaseline and do not allow anything to 

 rub it till healed. 



A Staggering Colt. 



A mule colt a week old began to stagger and fall, later it could 

 not get up, hind parts and legs very swollen. Seems better at times. 

 Other times has weak spells. Appetite good. 



This is due to congenital troubles of the circulatory system of 

 the posterior extremity. Stimulate circulation by friction and arrange 

 so it cannot injure itself by falling. The colt will probably recover, 

 unless the parts become gangrenous through circulatory insufficiency. 



*The answers in Part VII are furnished in part by Dr. E. J. Creely of the San 

 Francisco Veterinary College, and in larger part by Dr. H. B. Wintringham of 

 Petaluma. 



