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ing, as he made it a point to put the mare 

 on a diet that tended to make milk about 

 four months before foaling time. About two 

 to three weeks before foaling time, he fed 

 the mare the same amount of feed she would 

 receive after foaling, and never increased the feed 

 of the mare for several weeks after she had 

 foaled. He claimed that, in doing this, the blood 

 of the foal was of the same richness as the blood 

 of the mare. He claimed that, in nearly all cases, 

 diarrhea came from increasing the feed of the 

 mare too soon after her colt was foaled. 



Care must be taken to keep the colt's navel 

 clean, so as to prevent "navel disease," "but if 

 trbuble develops call a veterinarian at once and in- 

 sist on a serum treatment. If no veterinarian is 

 accessible (and in that emergency only) insert into 

 the navel, with a bulb-syringe catheter, any good 

 antispetic solution. For instance a one-quarter 

 ounce of creolin to two ounces of boiled water. 

 Insert the catheter as far as an opening can be 

 made without forcing. The injection should be 

 continued from time to time till the navel is healed 

 •and closed. The symptoms of navel trouble 

 are: Colt acts dull, there is a leakage frcftn 

 navel ; colt is stiff in knees, hocks, or hips, 

 with sometimes a formation of pus around knees, 

 hocks or abdomen. Some people advise lancing to 

 relieve the sweUing, others prefer letting Nature 

 remove the foreign matter, 



