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December 22 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Live Stock and Dairy 
AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERS BY DB. F. L. KILBORNE. 
Horse With Irritable Eruption. 
I have a horse six years old that Is 
troubled with a scurf at the root of his 
tail. He cuts the hair off by rubbing. Will 
you tell me what to do for him? E. a. s. 
Rocky Hill, N. J. 
Wash thoroughly with warm castile 
soapsuds, scrubbing with a stiff brush 
to break up and remove the scurf. 
Then when dry, bathe with a lotion of 
castor oil and alcohol, of each two 
ounces;, tincture of cantharides two 
drams; mix. Repeat once a week until 
the trouble ceases. For two or three 
weeks it would be well to tie the horse 
where there is nothing against which 
he can rub his tail, to allow him to 
forget the practice. 
Abortion in Cows. 
I have had two cases of abortion among 
my cows lately, and while I know some¬ 
thing of the necessary treatment, I would 
like you to give me the best informatidn 
you can on the subject. H. R. o. 
Newport, O. 
Outbreaks of abortions in cows, when 
they become epidemic, are usually very 
difficult, or often impossible to control. 
To be successfully treated, such herds 
should be placed under the personal 
supervision of a competent veterinarian. 
Isolation of all suspected or infected 
animals, and a thorough system of dis¬ 
infection are the lines to be followed 
in checking an outbreak. When there 
is no competent local veterinarian, ap¬ 
ply to your State experiment station, 
describing the conditions and surround¬ 
ings in detail. 
Brain Disorder in Horse; Fistula. 
1. A horse near 20 years old has some 
trouble that causes him to take spells of 
switching and striking himself with his 
hind feet, almost as though he was in a 
bees’ nest, and is about as unmanageable 
as if he were covered by bees. Is in good 
flesh and life, and capable of doing good 
work on the farm if safe to handle. He 
has been troubled in this way nearly a 
year already. He is also parrot-mouthed 
so that he cannot eat whole corn readily. 
Is there any remedy? 2. A four-year-old 
horse had a bad case of fistula after he 
was two. It was treated by a local doctor 
and seemed all right up to a few days ago. 
when it began swelling again, but is hard, 
shows no signs of matter having formed. 
I am treating it now with caustic balsam 
according to directions. He seems to have 
an itching humor in his skin. What should 
I do for him? E. w. s. 
Barnesville, O. 
1. The symptoms indicate some brain 
disorder, probably vertigo or megrims. 
There is probably no remedy. How¬ 
ever, it will be well to take the horse 
to a competent veterinarian for ex¬ 
amination, before condemning him. 2. 
If there is no evidence of suppuration 
blister the swelling severely. But as 
soon as suppuration is evident, it should 
be freely opened and injected with 
some antiseptic or caustic solution. 
Employ a competent veterinary surgeon 
personally to direct the treatment of 
the case. 
Chronic Indigestion in a Colt. 
I have a colt six months old. For some 
time he has been very much out of condi¬ 
tion. He has a stomach as bigasabassdrum, 
and eats all the time, and is still thin, with 
a long coat. I have given him horse pow¬ 
der and ground flaxseed for some time. I 
see no signs of worms whatever externally. 
He is a very valuable animal, and I am 
anxious to get him in order. What course 
of treatment would you advise, and how 
shall I feed him? G. t. b. 
Cambridge, Md. 
The colt is suffering from chronic in¬ 
digestion, and will be liable to continue 
to suffer, as long as you allow him to 
eat all he can hold. Place the colt on a 
restricted diet. Feed only a moderate 
ration of good hay or corn fodder three 
times daily, but not more than he can 
eat up clean in an hour. As a grain 
ration feed two or three pints, twice 
daily, of a mixture of equal parts wheat, 
bran and oats,with a good handful of the 
oil meal. If he eats his bedding, use 
sawdust or shavings until he ceases to 
do so. Do not allow more than one-half 
pail water at one time. With good care 
and a restricted diet, you will soon be 
able to reduce the big stomach, and also 
greatly to improve his general condition. 
Medicinally, give one tablespoonful of 
following powders in his feed night and 
morning: powdered gentian and ginger 
of each six ounces, powdered nux vom¬ 
ica and bicarbonate of soda of each two 
ounces; mix. 
Cow Off Feed. 
I have one cow, and am feeding a ration 
of 10 pounds cut hay, three pounds bran, 
three pounds Buffalo gluten and two 
pounds cotton-seed meal, wet and fed dally 
In two feedings. She calved nine weeks 
ago, and five weeks ago, when calf was 
taken away, she gave 10 quarts of milk per 
day, and continued to give this amount on 
above feed, up to 10 days ago, when she 
gave, and is giving only about seven 
quarts. The falling off seems to be entirely 
in the night milking. She seemed to relish 
her food until recently, but does not eat 
it all now. She had a sore downhanger, 
and I had the veterinary examine it five 
days ago. He said he thought it was the 
sting of some insect and advised bathing 
in very hot water three times per day, and 
then, rubbing with vaseline. I have given 
her this treatment for five days, and al¬ 
though the swelling has diminished some¬ 
what, there seems to be a hard lump above 
the downhanger, tender to the touch. 
Cow is a Guernsey and had certificate of 
sound condition from competent doctor 
when I purchased her five weeks ago. Will 
you suggest what I can do to increase her 
milk and cure the soreness? h. a. w. 
Cedarhurst, N. Y. 
A personal examination would be 
necessary in this case, to enable one to 
ascertain the cause, beiore satisfactory 
treatment could be achieved. I suspect 
the trouble is due, either to disease of 
the generative organs, or to some 
digestive disorder, but which I am un¬ 
able to say from your description. 
Have the cow examined by a competent 
veterinary surgeon first to ascertain the 
cause of the trouble, when a suitable 
course of treatment can be prescribed. 
GOOD AND BAD SHEEP. 
For thousands of years sheep have 
been closely associated with man, and 
ought to be well acquainted with human 
nature of all sorts. Moses spent nearly 
40 years of his life as a shepherd, and 
David cared for his flock so thoroughly 
that the lion and the bear which at¬ 
tempted harm lost their own lives. 
None of our domestic animals under¬ 
stands good and bad treatment better 
than the sheep. The little girl shown 
on first page, Fig. 326, is on confidential 
terms with her woolly friends. The 
sheep are not hungry, and from their 
large bodies, heavy coats, and the ex¬ 
pression of contentment on their faces, 
it is evident that the food question is 
not worrying them much. They are not 
the kind that have to lean up against 
the fence in the Spring to get strength 
enough to bleat. The one nearest the 
girl is saying: “Thanks for your kind¬ 
ness in offering me something to eat. 
Wish I could accommodate you, but 
really I ain’t hungry, so the best I can 
do is to take a little taste just out of 
politeness.” This is not said in the 
a-b-c and x-y-z lingo, but then there are 
other ways of talking. This child is 
learning things that cannot be gained 
from books. Probably she will always 
have a friendly feeling toward dumb 
animals and use her influence to prevent 
cruelty of any sort. Of course there are 
exceptions in the sheep tribe. Now and 
then an old fellow develops a disposition 
like a cross-cut saw, and, if he could 
have his way, would make everybody 
else get off the earth. Such a crabbed 
animal is likely to get a liberal amount 
of rough treatment, which does not tend 
to sweeten him up. One of the writer’s 
neighbors had a particularly ugly old 
ram that had been thrashed around by 
his owner all Winter, and was lying low 
for an opportunity to get even. Usually 
he was tied in one corner of the sheep 
shed, but one day, while untied, his 
master forgot to keep watch for 
treachery, and was bending over at right 
angles to clean out a manger. The old 
ram believed that “he who hesitates is 
lost,” and was determined that no 
hesitation on his part should lose him 
such a chance for settling old scores. 
With the fury of a western cyclone he 
charged, and the man, manger, and side 
of the building received a dose of mass¬ 
age treatment that made things rattle. 
Mr. N. managed to get to the house, but 
staid in bed for three days. On re¬ 
covering, about the first thing he did 
was to dispose of the vicious sheep to 
the butcher. 
• 
If you And a cold creeping on. keep a bottle of Dr 
D. Jayne's Expectorant near at hand, and take a 
little dose occasionally. It will relieve at once, and 
soon bring about a cure.— Adv. 
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