44 RURAL VETERINARY SECRETS 



frequently noticed when horses arc taken from the East to thr 

 Western prairies. 



Horses afifected with heaves must be fed hay and bulky fodder 

 \ ery sparingly, say about two or three pounds a day. Rather in- 

 crease the grain ration in order to decrease the distension of the 

 abdomen. By so doing you will give the lungs more breathing 

 space and their functional activity can more easily be increased. 

 Then give a teaspoonful of National Emphysema Powders on food 

 three times daily for at least ten days. Rest for a week and repeat 

 until the animal shows no more signs of heaves. By no means al- 

 low the animal to fill up to its utmost capacity on hay, fodder, straw 

 or grass while attempting to relieve or cure heaves. National 

 Emphysema Powders is a new, but the most reliable, remedy for 

 this ailment. 



CHOKING in cattle is usually due to the attempt to swallow 

 whole potatoes, pieces of turnip, old shoes, etc. ; in horses from bolt- 

 ing the feed, such as whole oats, or from hard physic balls, pieces of 

 roots, pressure by the collar, or the formation of abscesses in colt 

 distemper (Strangles). In cattle, there is a flow of saliva from the 

 mouth, attempts to cough, bloating, and the presence of the obstruc- 

 tion somewhere along the course of the gullet indicate the trouble ; 

 in horses the nose is poked out. the neck is stiff, if attempts to drink 

 are made the fluid is discharged through the nostrils, there is slaver 

 ing, an anxious expression, difficult breathing; the horse may droj) 

 to the ground. 



TREATMENT 



The treatment in cattle is comparatively simple and successful ; 

 the bloating is first relieved by tapping, an oiled probang or whip 

 stock is passed down the gullet and endeavor made to push the ob- 

 stacle on down. A little oil poured down occasionally, or before 

 the use of the probang. is also useful. An assistant may also gently 

 try to work the obstruction downward if seen ; do not use a Avhip- 

 stock unless very flexible or a torn gullet and death may result. A 

 rubber garden hose attached to a force pump and forcing a little 

 water gently will dilate the oesophagus and tend to remove the ob- 

 struction. 



