534 A HISTORY OP THE PBRCHEEON HORSE 



"As soon as tlie foal is able to stand, it should 

 be given an injection of warm castor oil or warm 

 soapy water, preferably castor oil. This should be 

 repeated, if necessary, until the caretaker is satisfied 

 that all the little hard lumps hava been expelled. 

 Many foals are lost because the caretaker is too 

 quickly satisfied with the results of one injection. 



"If all has gone well the mare should be rebred 

 on the ninth day after her date of foaling. Do not 

 neglect this. In our experience mtires bred at that 

 time are much more sure to settle in foal than when 

 bred at a later date. Assuming that her foal is 

 exceptionally good, then by all means, if possible, 

 breed the mare back to the same stallion as before 

 just as long as this excellence in the produce is 

 evident. Do not change; rather count yourself for- 

 tunate that you have this happy ' nick. ' 



"Foals are inquisitive youngsters and when only 

 a few days old will begin nibbling around the grain 

 box. From the time they are two weeks old, they 



the blood vessels and either causes a local pus formation or gains 

 entrance into the circulatory system itself. 



"From a bacteriological standpoint, no si>eciflc organism has been 

 isolated that I know of at this time. Tlie varieties wliich arc usually 

 found are as follows: Bacillus Coli Communis, Bacillus Bipolari? 

 Septicus and Streptococcus. 



"As for the treatment, many medicinal agents have been employed, 

 but with varying results. The Bacterin treatment is now the most 

 valuable adjunct. It consists of injections of killed bacterial cultures 

 containing varying amounts of killed bacteria, the doses varying from 

 one billion to ten billion. The bacterin is injected hypodermatically 

 under the skin. The point of inoculation should be antisepticized with 

 any good standard antiseptic, using about a 5% solution. If tlie infec- 

 tion is known to exist on tlie place, a second dose should be given 

 about the 6tli day, followed if necessary when the colt is about 30 

 days old. 



"No harm can result from the injection of bacterin if they are made 

 by a reliable firm. There are many vaccines on tlie market Some 

 of them are called- Polyvalent, due to the fact that they contain killed 

 cultures of different types of bacteria. Otliers are Autogenous, etc. If 

 the laymen are to employ bacterin treatment, it is well for thein to 

 state when ordering the bacterin, the use they want it for and the 

 biological companies will send them bacterin made from cultures, 

 suitable for navel infection. It is usually put up in small 1 CC 

 ampules in solution ready for administration." 



