DISEASES OF HORSES 105 



be sure the case is only Nasal Gleet and not a case of Glanders. General 

 directions for Nasal Gleet are as follows. 



Treatment Spray the nostrils with Conkey's Pain Lotion, using an 

 atomizer, or apply with a small sponge or cotton ball stuffed 

 up the nostril. Rub the Pain Lotion all over the outside, clear up to the 

 eyes. Give the horse Conkey's Stock Tonic in the feed, which will act as 

 a tonic and conditioner. Grooming and other extra care at this time will 

 pay, helping the animal to get quickly back to good normal condition. 



NAVEL AND This disease is due to infection of the navel at birth, 



JOINT DISEASE or before the part is thoroughly healed. It is abso- 

 lutely preventable by proper precautions at the time 



of the mare's foaling. The symptoms are soreness and inflammation at the 

 navel, swelling of the joints, and lameness. Often the symptoms are mis- 

 taken for those of accident, the owner supposing the colt has been kicked 

 by the mare and thus injured. 



Treatment is preventive. Provide a thoroughly clean place for the mare 

 for foaling, having it thoroughly disinfected with Conkey's 

 Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant. If possible to whitewash the quarters 

 this is advised. Have a solution of Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant, two 

 teaspoonfuls in a pint of water, ready to use with plenty of small pieces 

 of clean cheesecloth or muslin, soaked in the same strength solution. When 

 one of these is used for sponging off it should be thrown away in a pile 

 to be burned later, and not saved for a second using. 



At birth of the foal, immediately wet the stump of the cord with a 

 solution of Conkey's Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant, 4 teaspoonfuls to a 

 pint of water. Repeat this application two or three times a day, dusting 

 with Conkey's Healing Powder until the cord is shriveled up and the place is 

 entirely healed. A standing attitude makes foaling easier for the mare, 

 and in this position the cord is broken naturally and there is less liability of 

 hemorrhage. However, if the mare is lying down and does not rise up after 

 foaling and thus break the cord, it will have to be cut: first tie the cord 2 

 inches from the body with a piece of tape soaked in the Nox-i-cide solution, 

 and then cut it a few inches from this ligature, say about four inches from 

 the body. Treat the stump as described above and keep up treatment several 

 times a day until the stump dries and shrivels off. 



This solution, or one similar to it, should be used on the raw navel 

 of every animal born under domesticated conditions. This one simple pre- 

 caution will save thousands and thousands of valuable colts, calves, etc., 

 every year. This is not too much trouble to insure the young animal from 

 navel infection. A live colt or calf is better than a dead one, and there is 

 a strong chance of the owner having a dead one on his hands before long 

 when such simple, safe precautionary measures as the above are neglected. 



Before the colt sucks, sponge off the udder of the mare and her hinder 

 parts with Conkey's Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant solution, 2 tea- 

 spoonfuls in a pint of water. Twice a day for ten days wash the udder with 

 this solution and your colt will probably come through without the common 

 troubles with scours, etc. 



Even mares foaling on clean grass should have attention as suggested 

 above, and in every case the navel should be treated and the mare's udder 

 and quarters should be washed with the antiseptic solution of Nox-i-cide. 



PIN WORMS Inject into the rectum three nights a week y* gallon of 



Conkey's Nox-i-cide Dip and Disinfectant solution, using 



one-half gallon warm water and 2 teaspoonfuls Nox-i-cide Dip and Disin- 



