152 SECOND THOUSAND QUESTIONS IN AGRICULTURE 



sulphuric acid 1 ounce. It will require several months to heal this wound. 

 The shrinking of the hip is due to the fact that she is not using that leg. 



For an Old Wire Cut. 



We had a young mare cut about eight months ago by a wire, 

 from the shoulder to a little above the knee, and laid it open to the 

 bone, not cutting an artery. Had a veterinary fix it up; it commenced 

 to heal, when she tore it open with her teeth. After that we kept her 

 tied up in the barn, but just as soon as it would get partly healed 

 she would hurt it again. For the first three months she wasn't stiff 

 in the knee, but I think standing on a board floor so long has caused 

 it to be stiff, for the knee was not hurt. 



Paint the leg with tincture of iodine once daily. Paint from just 

 below the knee to the elbow, but do not paint just back of knee 

 in the joint. Give animal moderate exercise and continue the treatment 

 from two to three weeks. If skin becomes badly blistered, discontinue 

 treatment for a few days and apply vaseline to the surface. 



Fistula on Horse's Shoulder. 



Over a year ago my horse turned the buggy over and was rammed 

 with one of the broken shafts between his hind legs. After he recov- 

 ered from the wound, a swelling grew from the wound up half way on 

 his belly and then went back again. Soon his shoulder began to swell 

 and he was quite stiff in the injured leg. Then a place formed on 

 the swelling which seemed full of pus. I took him to the veterinary hospital 

 and they opened it. The su'dling still runs a bluish pus, but he walks 

 almost as though there was nothing the matter and eats tvell and is fat. 



This is the result of a so-called cold abscess being given improper 

 drainage, which has resulted in a fistula. There is a pus pocket lower 

 than the external opening. To effect a cure, this pocket must be opened 

 at its lowest point so that no pus can accumulate and drainage be 

 complete. A qualified veterinarian should be called to do this. 



Swelling on Horse's Thigh. 



A swelling came on my filly's thigh about the size of a fist. After 

 about three days, it broke and has been running since. The pus exuded 

 is of creamy color and consistency and occasionally carries a little 

 blood. Then another swelling, somewhat smaller, arose about four inches 

 above the original and for a while drained through the old break. 

 However, it does not drain now, and is swelled tight and about ready 

 to break itself. 



These abscesses may have so many causes that it is impossible with- 

 out an examination to give the precise cause. Get a syringe and wash 

 out abscess twice daily with a 2 per cent solution of liquor cresolis com- 

 positus. Explore the abscess with your finger to be sure there is no 

 pocket formed from which there is not good drainage, and also for 



