148 SECOND THOUSAND QUESTIONS IN AGRICULTURE 



Treatment for Sweeney. 



/ have a horse that has a sweeneyed shoulder. Can you suggest 

 treatment? 



The best treatment in the case of sweeney is repeated mild blisters. 

 Try the following blisters: Powdered cantharides 4 drachms, lard 2 

 ounces. Rub well into shoulder for twenty minutes to half an hour. 

 After forty-eight hours grease well with lard and wash off with soap 

 and warm water. Reapply in four weeks' time. If you care to do so 

 daily very good results can be gotten from rubbing with a good 

 stimulating liniment into affected parts for about half an hour to three- 

 quarters of an hour. This, however, takes time and a considerable 

 amount of labor to get results. 



Sore Navel. 



/ have a six-year-old horse which has a sore navel for four or five 

 months; does not seem to hurt him, but will not heal; does not bleed 

 nor discharge pus. 



Apply the following mixture once daily: Tincture iodine, 4 

 ounces; lysol, 2 ounces; tincture benzoin, 2 drachms; oil cinnamon, 1 

 drachm. 



Caused by Bad Teeth. 



A mare six years old, was all right till recently, when she fell off in 

 flesh, lost her spirits and seemed like an old hack. She has a craving 

 appetite but her food does her no good. She is weak and thin, hair 

 shaggy and rough. 



This is due to projecting or loose molars. Have the best veterin- 

 ary expert dress and treat the mouth after which use the following: 

 Nux vomica, pulverized, 2 ounces; iron sulphate, 1 ounce; pul. gentian 

 root, 2 ounces. Mix and make sixteen powders, give two daily. 



Severing of Tendon. 



One of my horses has recently been cut a few inches above fetlock 

 joint on inside of right hind leg. The attending veterinarian said one of 

 the tendons is cut and the other partially. When stepping on foot fetlock 

 nearly touches the ground. Am treating her as directed by veterinarian. 

 Will the horse ever recover? 



The tendon is severed. Recovery will depend on the treatment. 

 It will be advisable to apply a soft bandage to the leg and cover this 

 with electrician's tape to support the leg while the tendons are uniting. 

 This bandage should be changed every few days and the wound dressed. 



Salivary Fistula. 



My horse developed a swelling in his throat and left jaw, which on 

 blistering and poulticing discharged pus and barley beards. It has\ 

 healed over with the exception of a small place where saliva is discharged 



