DISEASES OF ANIMALS 143 



Pull Colt's Teeth. 



We have a four-year-old colt that has not shed her first set of 

 front teeth, and the second set are coming out above them. Should we 

 have them taken out, or will they drop out? 



Pull out the milk teeth. 



Ringbone on Colt. 



My colt has a hard groivth just above the hoof on the hind leg. 

 Sometimes it goes lame for a week or so but most of the time it is 

 all right. It has been that way ever since it was a little colt. 



Your colt has a ringbone, due to an injury and should be fired 

 and blistered by a graduate veterinarian. He should use a needle 

 point iron so no blemish will remain after the operation. 



For a Congenital Crooked Leg. 



I have a colt five days old which was born with a crooked foreleg. 

 It cannot place it on the ground, but holds it leaning backwards. I have 

 been rubbing the cords four or five times a day and it places its foot 

 on the ground a little now. Would it be a good plan to put splints on if 

 or would the rubbing be enough f 



There is an operation for this trouble which can be done by a 

 qualified veterinarian. It should be done right away to bring the best 

 results. If this fails or can't be done, splints often bring relief. 

 Stretch the limb to its normal position, wrap limb with cotton and 

 bandage with muslin; between each layer of the bandage apply 

 plaster of paris. Put on at least five layers. This bandage should be 

 reinforced with strips of tin bent to fit the leg. Leave bandage on not 

 longer than seven days and reapply if necessary. 



Tonic for an Old Horse. 



/ have an old mare that has been in poor condition four or five 

 months. I feed her barley and stock food twice a day along with 

 good oat hay. She also runs on pasture. She eats everything readily 

 enough, except the hay. I have had her mouth examined by two differ- 

 ent veterinarians who say it is all right. 



You have very probably stated the trouble when you say she is 

 old. The following tonic may help her and is worth trying: Powdered 

 nux vomica 2 ounces, potassium nitrate 2 ounces, powdered ginger 2 

 ounces, powdered iron sulphate 2 ounces, powdered fenugreek 8 

 ounces. Give two ounces of this in the feed twice a day. 



Cracks in Frog. 



On the surface the frog in our mare's foot looks sound, but in places 

 just under the surface it is sort of honeycombed and little cracks and 



