CHAPTER XLI. 



ANSWERED BY DR. M. H. REYNOLDS. STATE VETERINA- 

 RIAN. ST. ANTHONY PARK, MINN. 



Question, (i) What is a good grain for a hard-working horse to 

 keep him in marketable condition? (2) For an idle horse? (3) What 

 is the best kind of hay for horses? (4) Can sweeny be cured, and if so, 

 how? A. (i) For each i,coo pounds live weight, fifteen pounds oats, 

 twelve pounds hay, clover or timothy, four to six pounds of bran, if con- 

 venient, for twenty-four hours. Allow two pounds of water for each 

 pound of dry feed. (2) Fifteen pounds of hay, with half the grain if the 

 horse is already fat. (3) Clover or timothy. (4) Yes. usually, if the 

 horse is not lame, by persistent irritation, e. g., severe and repeated blis- 

 ters, setons or hand rubbing, with exercise. 



Question. What can I do for a .four-year-old colt which got kicked 

 on the hock-cap, and an enlargement remains a month later? A. Blis- 

 ter with red iodide of mercury, one part, and lard or cosmoline, six parts, 

 well mixed. Repeat in four weeks if necessary. The prospect for satis-- 

 factory results is fair, but not sure. Prevent the horse from biting the 

 part while the blister is smarting. 



Question. W'hat causes a number of young colts to die within a few 

 days after birth? They seem to be lacking in vitality from the moment 

 of birth. A. The fault may be with the sire, or it may be with the dam. 

 She may be fat and soft, or poor and weak. The trouble may be with 

 the mother's food, and the cause may lie with the undetermined cause of 

 epidemic abortions. Only a careful examintion will show the cause in 

 any given case. 



Question. Can benzine or gacoline be used with safety to kill lice 

 on horses, and how? A. Yes. Put a little on a whisk broom, or any 

 brush, and brush through the hair. 



Question. How would you treat thrush in horses' feet? A. Cut 

 off all the diseased frog, scrape out the cleft and crevices with a hoof 

 knife, and pour a little 95 per cent carbolic acid over the diseased frog 

 every morning after cleaning out. Avoid filthy stables. 



Question. What is the cause of heaves in horses, and how can they 

 be cured? A. Heaves are caused by overfeeding in coarse, dusty foods. 

 There is no hope for advanced cases. In early stages turn out to grass 

 for five or six months; afterwards feed but little hay. Sprinkle both hay 

 and grain if dusty. 



Question. Is there any cure for poll evil? A. Yes, but these cases 

 usually require continued treatment by a skillful veterinarian. 



