DISEASES OF ANIMALS 153 



foreign bodies. Have a veterinarian test this mare for glanders and 

 destroy her if she reacts. 



Mule in Poor Condition. 



/ have a mule which did not shed off this spring and is in poor 

 condition. His water seems bad. 



Fix the teeth and give the following in a bran mash once a day: 

 Nux vomica pulo 3 ounces, iron sulphate 2 ounces, soda bicarbonate 6 

 ounces, sulphate magnesia 4 ounces and pulo aniseed 2 ounces. Mix 

 thoroughly and give a heaping teaspoonful twice daily in mash. 



Mule With Rheumatism. 



My eight-months-old mule seems to be sore all over and stiff. He 

 eats and drinks well, but sometimes cannot get up without help. He 

 was weaned about a month ago. 



This mule is rheumatic. Give 2 drachms sodium salicylate and 2 

 drachms hexamethylamine twice a day. 



Mule Lame at Stifle. 



/ have a mule lame in the left hind leg. She seems to be out of 

 joint in the stifle. She only bears her weight on that leg a little 

 when she walks. 



If you are sure your mule is lame in the stifle, clip hair off for about 

 six inches around the joint and apply the following blister: Pulverized 

 cantharides, 2 drachms ; red iodide of mercury 2 drachms, benzoinated 

 lard 3 ounces. Rub this in well over the clipped area for ten to fifteen 

 minutes. Tie the mule up so he cannot bite the blister and wash 

 blister off in 48 hours with warm soap and water, then apply vaseline to 

 blistered area. Rest mule one month after blistering. 



Ruptured Mule. 



How shall I treat an \S-month-old mule colt with a rupture on 

 the median line, midway from the navel back? Rupture 'has been 

 apparent for a year, gets no larger and can be entirely reduced by 

 pressure from the hand. 



The animal will outgrow this. If he should not it can be easily 

 removed by an operation. 



Mule With Rectal Tumor. 



I have a large gray mule about ten years old, that developed a growth 

 on her rectum about six months ago that grew till it was the size of an 

 egg, and then broke and discharged a black pus. The growth is noiv 

 as large as one's fist, with a cavity in it. The mule is in good 

 condition. 



