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NAVEL DISEASE IN COLTS. 



This is a disease that afifects tlie navel cord, and this lakes place oftentimes at 

 birth, due to the part becoming infected by germs which not only cause the navel to 

 become sore and inflamed, but enter the body at this point and cause a swelling 

 of the joints of colts. This results in lameness and a gathering of matter or pus, 

 and unless proper treatment is promptly given, the disease will cause a sloughing 

 of the joints and death will follow. 



Treatment. 



It is better to prevent this disease than to treat it. This can be done by applying 

 Umbilicure to the end of the navel cord for several days immediately after birth. 



Treatment of the Disease After it- has Caused the Joints to Swell. 



Give Fever Paste internally and apply Badger Balm and Antiseptic Poultice 

 externally. Keep colt from lying on damp ground or wet stalls. 

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NAVICULAR LAMENESS. 



This is caused by continual pounding on hard surfaces, such as pavements, and 

 the treatment is not very satisfactory. Removing a part of or severing the nerves 

 of the feet will enable an animal to do work for some time without limping, but 

 there is great danger of the foot dropping off. 



OPEN JOINT. 



This means an injury to a joint to such an extent as to cause the joint water to 

 flow out. The joint water forms as fast as it flows out, so as soon as the flow is 

 stopped the joint fills up again with as much of the fluid as Nature requires to lubri- 

 cate the joints. 



Treatment. 



Clip off the hair and wash the joint and wound with a solution of Germ Killer, 

 When dry, apply Lucky Four Blister to the entire joint, as per direction given on 

 Blister. Apply Absorbent to the wound. Do not disturb the scab or wash the 

 wound after the first washing. If the discharge of joint water does not cease in four 

 days, one pint of the Antisepto Solution, which is made by dissolving one table- 

 spoonful of Antisepto in a pint of water which has been boiled and cooled to blood 

 heat, should be injected once daily into the joint until discharge ceases. Follow with 

 Absorbent. 



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PARALYSIS 



This is a loss of power, both of motion and of sensation, but one may occur 

 without the other. The kind of Paralysis which is most common is due to Azoturia 

 or an excess of uric acid in the blood, and must be treated the same as Azoturia. 



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PARASITES 



Is a term applied to a small living organism which lives on other animals, burrow- 

 ing into the skin and producing irritation and a disease such as Mange in animals, 

 or the Itch in human beings. For treatment see article on "Eczema." 

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