1899 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
269 
Ailing Animals. 
AN8WEB8 BY DB. F. L. KILBOENE. 
Northern Mules for Florida. 
X contemplate going to Florida in October this 
year. Can I take my team of mules along, or is 
there too much risk in acclimating them. They 
were raised in this State. w. w. 
Iowa. 
Mules are naturally adapted to the 
southern climate. There should be little 
risk in taking them from Iowa to Florida 
at that time. 
Preventing Sow Coming in Heat. 
I have a sow pig about six months old which I 
wish to fatten in the Fall for butchering. What 
will prevent it coming in heat this Spring and 
Summer? a. h. e. 
Maryland. 
The sow can readily be prevented from 
coming in heat only by spaying. The 
operation can be easily and safely per¬ 
formed by any qualified veterinarian. 
Cow Lost One Quarter of Udder. 
My cow has lost one quarter of her udder; very 
often there is water in that quarter. She will be 
fresh about June. Do you think I will have' any 
trouble with her udder at that time ? e. r. 
Pennsylvania. 
If there is no obstruction in the teat, 
you are not likely to have any trouble 
with that quarter at the next calving. 
It may or may not fill up, depending 
upon the cause and extent of the inflam¬ 
mation that caused tae quarter to go dry. 
If the quarter went dry the past season, 
it will be quite liable to come all right 
again, but not if of longer standing. 
Garget in One Quarter of Cow's Udder. 
One of my Jersey cows had one quarter of her 
udder swollen. As I could discover no markB of 
a bruise or any discoloration, I cannot account 
for it. It yielded to the usual treatment for 
caked udder, washing with a weak solution of 
warm water and lye. The cow's general health 
and condition appeared normal. What was the 
cause ? c. b. s. 
New York. 
Being confined to one quarter the in¬ 
flammation was most likely due to some 
local cause—a bruise or other injury. A 
very slight bruise, which might leave no 
mark on the udder, will sometimes cause 
such inflammation. The cow lying with 
the udder pressing on a stone or other 
hard body, or in a cramped position so 
as to cause undue pressure on a quarter, 
may be sufficient to cause inflammation. 
Previous inflammation in a quarter pre¬ 
disposes that quarter to subsequent at¬ 
tacks. 
Foot-rot in a Steer. 
I have a two-year-old steer that, I noticed in the 
Fall, was lame, and on examination found the 
space between the hoof raw, which I washed 
and covered with pine tar. For a time, he seemed 
to get better, but now it has extended to all four 
feet. What is the remedy ? j. i. h. 
Virginia. 
Foot-rot in cattle is sometimes con¬ 
tagious', and at other times becomes 
contagious from neglect. If there is 
any diseased or detached horn, pare it 
away. Then clean and swab the dis¬ 
eased surface with a five-per-cent solu¬ 
tion of carbolic acid, after which apply 
your tar dressing. Repeat the treat¬ 
ment once or twice a week until entirely 
cured. Three or four applications are 
usually sufficient. If the carbolic acid 
fail to kill the disease, try ordinary 
muriatic acid, with which cauterize the 
diseased surface, using a swab as before, 
and then dress with the tar. 
Constipation or Impaction in a Cow. 
I lost a cow the other day from constipation. 
She was a large, young cow. Her feed was hay, 
with straw once a day, with four quarts of bran 
a day. What should I do if I should have any 
other that way ? e. s. p. 
Lewis County, N. Y. 
I would advise giving such a cow one- 
half to one pound each Epsom and com¬ 
mon salt (according to the size and con¬ 
dition of the animal) with two or three 
tablespoonfuls of ginger and a teacupful 
of molasses dissolved in two or three 
pints of warm water. Then give every 
four hours one dram each of powdered 
nux vomica and carbonate of ammonia 
with two drams of ginger in one-half 
pint cold water. Also give injections of 
one to two quarts warm soapsuds every 
hour or two. If there is no relief in 24 
hours, repeat the dose of salts, or prefer¬ 
ably, replace the common salt with 30 
to 60 drops of croton oil. The croton 
can best be administered mixed with a 
little raw linseed or sweet oil. If the 
animal should be in much distress or 
appear to be feverish, a qualified veteri¬ 
narian ought to be employed at once. 
Heifer with Brain Trouble. 
The first intimation of anything wrong with a 
yearling heifer in good order was on March 3, 
when she ran violently about the yard in aud 
among the other stock, in an excited and wild 
manner. She was placed in the stable and ate 
very little of hay and bran mash. When let out 
in the yard next day, she acted in nearly the 
same manner. March 6, while in the stable, she 
ran furiously against the side and fell over in 
the manger. The next day she again ran very 
violently about the yard, fell on her side, and re¬ 
mained there appearing as In a fit; did not froth. 
When placed in the stable at this writing, she 
lies on her side and has the appearance of being 
nearly dead. What is her disease? What can, 
or would you have done for her ? n. b. l. 
New York. 
The symptoms indicate an injury 
or disease of the brain. Treatment 
would, probably, have been useless. On 
the appearance of the first symptoms, 
the heifer might have been utilized for 
beef, if on examination, it was found 
that the trouble was due to some brain 
lesion unaccompanied by fever. 
Constipation in Sheep. 
What causes constipation in sheep ? During 
early Winter they were fed either hay or straw 
once a day, and ensilage once. I am feeding a 
small mess of bran and gluten now. One sheep 
was taken with impaction of the stomach; I gave 
her four ounces sulphate of soda, waited one 
day, and as it did not seem to act, gave one ounce 
oil. The next day I gave another ounce of oil 
and saved the sheep’s life. Would it not have 
been better to give a larger dose of the sulphate 
of soda at first ? h. l. c. 
New York. • 
Constipation is not uncommon in sheep 
that have been fed exclusively on a dry 
diet for three or four months. They 
ought to receive some succulent food, at 
least two or three times a week during 
the Winter. The feeding of ensilage 
should prevent your sheep from suffer¬ 
ing from constipation to any extent. 
The ease you report must have been due 
to indigestion from some other cause. 
Four ounces of either the Epsom or 
Glauber salts is a medium dose for the 
sheep. A half tablespoonful of ginger 
with two or three tablespoonfuls of mo¬ 
lasses could have been added to the 
drench to advantage. It would have been 
better to repeat the dose of salts in 24 
hours, instead of giving the oil, which is 
not a reliable purgative for either sheep 
or cattle. 
Cutaneous Quittor and Siringhalt in Hotses. 
1. There is an oil field near here, and a good 
many persons are engaged in hauling oil supplies 
from this point to the field. Horses are attacked 
sometimes by a disease commonly known as “salt 
water”. This trouble attacks the foot at the 
coronet, generally; follows a cut or bruise of the 
flesh; is attended by much inflammation, some 
swelling, and the animal suffers greatly. In 
some cases, the disease makes an opening 
through to the bottom of the foot. It often causes 
the hoof to come off; but when this does not oc¬ 
cur, it grows in a rough and ugly shape, with a 
bulge or enlargement where the sore commenced, 
crooking the foot and leaving the horse perma¬ 
nently lame. The teamsters are of the opinion 
that the disease is caused by a mineral from the 
oil wells, as the horses are driven through the 
waste from the wells. What is the proper name 
of this disease, its cause, and the remedy ? 2. 
What causes a horse to have stringhalt? Will 
you give remedy, if any ? w. k. j. 
West Virginia. 
1. Cutaneous quittors are usually due 
to bruises or other injuries of the cor¬ 
onet, although they frequently develop 
without any known cause. It is quite 
likely that these cases are aggravated, 
or possibly caused, by the refuse from 
the oil wells. The frequent appearance 
of the disease in some localities is be¬ 
lieved to be due to irritating mud through 
which the horses have to travel. 
# 
To treat satisfactorily the various 
forms of quittor you describe, would re¬ 
quire the personal attention of a quali¬ 
fied veterinary surgeon. Difficult sur¬ 
gical operations are often necessary. No 
definite line of treatment can be laid 
down that would be adapted to all cases. 
At the outset, if there is much fever, a 
poultice (sprinkled with a solution of 
sulphate or chloride of zinc) should be 
applied until the fever is reduced. If an 
abscess or pipe forms, it shoiild be freely 
opened and injected daily with a one- 
fifth-per-cent solution of bichloride of 
mercury, a one to two-per-cent solution 
of sulphate of copper or zinc or chlor¬ 
ide of zinc, or a five-per-cent solution of 
carbolic acid. As soon as the pipes fill 
up, treat as an ordinary wound of the 
coronet. During treatment, the horse 
should be fed a light laxative diet. 
Whenever the legs become soiled with 
the irritating mud, they should be 
washed with warm water, and dried as 
soon as the horse is placed in the stable. 
2. Stringhalt is believed to ba due to 
some injury or disease in or about the 
region of the hock. Some cases appear 
to be simply a reflex nervous action. 
There is no known satisfactory treat¬ 
ment, although a few cases have been 
relieved by surgical operation. 
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