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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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AILING ANIMALS. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. L. KILBORNE. 
Capped Hock ; Urinary Trouble in a Colt. 
1. Is it advisable to try to cure capped hock, 
and how can I do so ? Does it ever make a horse 
lame ? 2. I have a colt that seems to have trou¬ 
ble with his urine. Last Winter, he was the 
same, but seemed to recover when I turned him 
in pasture. In passing the hand over the region 
of the kidneys, he flinches when pressure is 
applied. He eats, drinks, looks and feels well. 
Pembroke, N. Y. o. w. h. 
1. The capped "hock rarely causes lameness. Itis 
more of a blemish than an unsoundness. If the 
horse is valuable enough to render the removal 
of the blemish desirable, it would be best 
to apply treatment. Chronic cases are reduced 
by active blisters or by firing. Recent cases 
may be reduced by the application of the com¬ 
pound tincture of iodine, or iodine ointment 
twice a week; or by an active blister followed 
by the iodine applications, as soon as the crusts 
from the blister have been shed. 2. Rub the loins 
with ammonia liniment sufficient to form a good 
blister. Repeat two or three times at intervals 
of about three weeks, or as soon as the scabs 
have been shed from the previous blister, (live 
one of the following powders in the feed twice 
daily: Sulphate of soda, nitrate of potash and 
ginger, of each eight ounces; pulverize, mix 
and make into 24 powders. Feed a bran mash, a 
few roots, potatoes or other succulent food once 
daily until grass. 
Catarrh of the Womb in a Cow. 
My six-year-old cow dropped her last calf in the 
pasture August 12. After this she rundown in 
flesh for some time, then began to improve in 
flesh. She comes in heat about every 18 or 19 
days, but still has vaginal discharge. She has 
been served several times, but fails to breed. 
She had bred regularly heretofore. What can I 
do to insure conception ? How long should she 
go without service ? She is in ordinary flesh 
only. Her feed is mixed hay, carrots, wheat 
bran, and corn meal. s. 
Marlboro, N. Y. 
The discharge is, undoubtedly, due to the re¬ 
tained afterbirth, which was allowed to remain 
and rot away, causing catarrh of the womb. If 
the afterbirth be not passed within 26 hours after 
calving, it should be carefully removed by hand, 
to avoid cases of this kind. Procure a piece of 
one-lialf inch rubber tubing about four feet in 
length, into one end of which fit a funnel. With 
the hand and arm well soaped, carry the other 
end of the tubing to the neck of the womb, and 
carefully pass it several inches into the womb, 
then pour tepid water into the funnel, and elevate 
it until the water flows into the womb. Continue 
until several quarts have been introduced, or 
until the water which flows from the vagina is 
nearly or quite clear, then lower the funnel to 
below the hocks to allow the remaining water to 
be drawn off. Finally inject the following wash 
and allow it to remain in the womb: Sulphate of 
zinc and carbolic acid, of each one dram; glycer¬ 
ine, two ounces; water, one pint. Repeat the in¬ 
jections once daily until the discharge ceases. 
The following powders may, also, be given to ad¬ 
vantage : Sulphate of copper and nux vomica, of 
each four ounces; ginger, 12 ounces; mix and 
make into 32 powders. Give a powder in the feed 
night and morning. The cow should not be served 
again until, at least, a month after the discharge 
ceases. 
Psoriasis or Mallenders and Scratches on a 
Horse. 
I have a driving horse whose legs swell consid¬ 
erably if left in the stable a day or so, and at 
this time of year, his heels crack some. Now, 
between his knees and fetlocks, on the outside of 
his fore legs, the hair is coming off in the form of 
dry scabs, and in places, the blood oozes through. 
I have been feeding condition powders to him 
consisting of ginger, saltpeter, sassafras and 
sulphur, equal parts, but this does not seem to 
help him. He is fed on hay, Blue grass and Tim¬ 
othy mixed, and two quarts of corn meal and 
bran (one-third bran) three times a day. His 
condition is not due to neglect in cleaning. What 
is the trouble and how cured ? F. c. s. 
West Somerset, N. Y. 
Give him one ounce each aloes and ginger to 
move the bowels. Follow with a bran-mash diet 
until freely purged. Then give one of the follow¬ 
ing powders in the feed night and morning: Sul¬ 
phate of soda, 16 ounces; gentian, eight ounces; 
dry sulphate of iron, four ounces; mix and make 
into 20 powders. If further treatment be then 
required, give a course of arsenic, two table¬ 
spoonfuls of Fowler’s solution of arsenic in the 
feed once daily, and continue for two or three 
weeks. The scaly patches on the legs should be 
first soaked with sweet oil to soften the crusts, 
after which they should be broken up and re¬ 
moved. Then anoint twice daily with the ben- 
zoated oxide of zinc ointment, rubbing the oint¬ 
ment well in, and breaking up and removing the 
remaining crusts as fast as softened. If the zinc 
ointment prove ineffectual, try the compound 
iodine ointment, both of which can be obtained 
already prepared of any druggist. The diet 
should be more laxative and less heating. Re¬ 
place the corn meal by oats, which may be given 
in the morning and a bran mash at night. Con¬ 
tinue the mash diet once daily until relieved; 
even then, an occasional rnach, a few roots, or 
some other kind of succulent food will be neces¬ 
sary to]prevent a recurrence of the trouble. 
Killing Grubs in Cattle. —For several years, 
I have noted in The R. N.-Y. items about grubs in 
cattle. To get and keep rid of them, now is the 
best time to begin; rub the hand over the cattle’s 
backs, and the lumps where the grubs are can 
be easily found. Part the hair, if very thick, clip 
off with a pair of shears right on the lump. Then 
find a small scab which is where the head of the 
grub is, and with a spring-bottom oil can, filled 
with kerosene oil, force a drop or two right in 
where the grub lives. In 10 to 14 days, examine 
again; most of them will be dead and sticking 
up through the hair like dried stems. If any have 
been missed, or are not dead, give them another 
dose. The natural growth of the skin and flesh 
forces them out, and the place heals at once. It 
is not painful to the animal, takes but little time, 
and if faithfully followed, there will soon be none 
to kill, especially if one’s pasture is isolated, or 
one’s neighbors will do the same with their stock. 
I do not find one in my six Jerseys this year, and 
very few at any time. J. h. w. 
Sterling, Ill. 
* Curing a Horse of Founder. —The blacksmith 
rasped the walls of his feet level with the soles, 
so as to allow the latter structure and the frog 
to bear the weight. Then he applied pine tar to 
the soles of his feet, and fitted the horse with 
broad, flat shoes with a piece of rubber one- 
eighth inch thick, and the whole size of the foot, 
under each shoe. His legs and feet were washed 
with hot water and soap every night, and the 
following liniment applied : One-lialf pint spirits 
of turpentine, one-half pint neatsfoot oil, otie- 
half pint of spirits of ammonia, and one ounce 
of gum camphor, mixed and shaken before 
using. We applied liniment on the chest, 
to prevent the muscles from shrinking, and on 
the legs from the knees down to the feet every 
night. I kept six inches of straw in the stall 
under his feet. His feed was grass with four 
quarts of grain three times a day. The horse was 
used about the farm for light work about one- 
half of the time. In two months, he was cured. 
Founder is simply inflammation of the feet, 
caused by concussion, by hard driving, or haul¬ 
ing heavy loads. s. 
Goon Hens; Goon Wife.—I have been much 
interested in Hope Farm Notes, and since read¬ 
ing my last R. N.-Y. have been moved to send my 
poultry account for the two months, December 
and January, to let H. W. C. know how New 
Hampshire hens can lay. Number of hens De¬ 
cember 1, 90; reduced to 86 at this date. 
Number of eggs laid in December.1,060 
Number of eggs laid in January.1,404 
COST OF FOOD CONSUMED IN THAT TIME. 
400 pounds of mixed feed. $3.40 
300 pounds of corn. 2.40 
300 pounds of meal. 2.40 
192 pounds of oats. 1.95 
125 pounds of gluten meal. 1.30 
100 pounds of Quaker-oat feed. 1.00 
25 pounds of shells.20 
Fine-cut clover is fed liberally every day. I have 
made no account of clover, as I raise and cut it 
myself. The breed Is mostly a cross of B. Leg¬ 
horn and W. Wyandotte, nearly all early-hatched 
pullets. I never feed beef scrap or meat of any 
kind, except an insignificant amount that I may 
happen to have in slaughtering animals for 
family use, as I do not think it pays when I have 
an abundance of clover. I have always had good 
success in getting Winter eggs. The henhouse is 
an old unused barn, very open and cold. I 
attribute my success mostly to the fact that my 
wife cares for the poultry much of the time. 
Center Conway, N. H. e. r. p. 
For Whooping-Cough or Croup. Jayne’s Expectorant 
is the natural remedy. If given according to direc¬ 
tions, it usually affords immediate relief. 
If bilious take Jayne's Painless Sanative Pills.— 
Adv. 
Save the COWS. 
General Cow Drink on hand Is cheap insurance. 
50 c. each: $ 5.00 dozen. Circular free. 
MOORE BROS., Veterinarians, Albany. N. Y, 
Horse Owners Should Use 
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