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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER: 
November 12 
\UVE STOCKS 
m AND DAIRY. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. L. KILBORNK. 
Actinomycosis or Lumpy Jaw in a Cow. 
I have a fine cow that has lumpy jaw. What 
will cure it ? s. B. V. 
Virginia. 
Give two drams iodide of potash once 
daily for 10 days, then omit for three 
days and repeat as before. Two or three 
courses should effect a cure if the bone 
is not too extensively diseased. The 
iodide is conveniently prepared for ad¬ 
ministration by dissolving one ounce in 
a pint bottle of soft water, one-fourth 
of which is to be given as a dose eithdr 
in the feed or by drench. Symptoms of 
the disease and directions for treatment 
were given on pages 20 and 193 of the 
present volume of The R. N.-Y. 
Swelling on Horse's Leg. 
I have a flue horse that has an enlarged fore 
leg. It swelled in June, 1897, nearly went down 
by the next June, and then swelled again about 
the same time of year. It is now swollen very 
badly. I have used an elixir which blistered it 
very much, and took some of the swelling out; 
but when he stands in the stable, it all comes 
back again. Can you give me a remedy that will 
do him any good ? T. c. g. 
Virginia. 
Blister with the biniodide of mercury 
ointment (cerate of cantharides oint¬ 
ment, one ounce ; biniodide of mercury, 
one dram ; mix). Clip the hair and rub 
the ointment well into the skin for sev¬ 
eral minutes. If not well blistered in 
three days, rub in fresh ointment. Re¬ 
peat the blistering two or three times, if 
necessary, renewing the blister as soon 
as the scabs have all been shed from the 
previous blister. If this fail to relieve 
the swelling, or there is no indication of 
the swelling softening (•‘pointing,” in 
which case it should be freely opened), 
I can only advise taking the horse to a 
qualified veterinary surgeon for a per¬ 
sonal examination and treatment. 
Dropsical Swelling of Legs, “Stocking ”, in 
a Mare. 
What can I do for a horse whose legs stock ? I 
have a ttve-year-old mare that we are driving 
light, about 14 miles a day, that stocks every 
night, and has been more or less, for the last 
year. She seems all right in other ways. o. s. 
New Jersey. 
Give one of the following powders in 
the feed twice daily : Sulphate of soda, 
16 ounces ; nitrate of potash, 8 ounces ; 
powdered nux vomica, 4 ounces ; mix, 
and divide into 32 powders. Rub the 
loins with ammonia liniment sufficient 
to blister mildly. Repeat the course of 
treatment after an interval of two or 
three weeks, if any improvement follow 
the first course. A bran mash two or 
three times a week, ground flaxseed, 
oil meal, or other laxative food should 
be given sufficient to keep the bowels 
moving freely. Feed little or no corn. 
If no benefit be derived from the pow¬ 
ders, try a course of iodide of potash, 
giving two drams of the iodide once daily 
for two weeks. Then omit for a week 
and repeat as before. 
Intestinal Worms in a Horse. 
I have a four-year-old horse which did con¬ 
siderable work the past Summer, driving on the 
road, and light work on the farm, till middle of 
July. He was thin, but not poor. He has had 
more feed since—soaked corn and wheat bran, 
two quarts each three times a day, with not much 
work. He has been passing small worms most 
of the time. A - 8. 
Pennsylvania. 
The oil of turpentine, being one of the 
most active general vermicides we have, 
should relieve the horse of most of his 
intestinal worms, if given in sufficiently 
large doses. For the horse, the dose is 
two to four ounces (according to the size 
of the animal) and should always be ad¬ 
ministered well shaken up in oiL or milk. 
It is usually not necessary to repeat the 
dose more than once or twice during one 
season. The turpentine is most effective 
when given on an empty stomach, and 
followed by an active purgative—three- 
fourths to one ounce doses. The cop¬ 
peras—sulphate of iron—is an excellent 
tonic, and will assist in the expulsion of 
the worms. The sulphur, however, has 
no special vermicide action. A better 
formula for your tonic and vermicide 
powder would be: powdered dry sul¬ 
phate of iron, three parts; pulverized 
aloes, two parts; gentian, eight parts ; 
mix and feed a tablespoonful twice daily 
in the feed. 
Lameness in a Mule. 
I have a valuable mule 4!4 years old, that is 
quite hardy, but has developed a singular lame¬ 
ness in his fore legs. He does not limp when he 
walks, but does when he trots. His knees have 
sprung a good deal since the lameness developed, 
say three or four weeks ago. Some time back he 
got down in his stall at night, and strained his 
hind legs so that they were swollen a good deal, 
and sore f ;r a few days. I did not notice any in¬ 
jury to his fore legs at that time. His stall is 
floored with oak scantling. He seems to suffer 
most in the morning, and for the past two or 
three mornings, will quickly shift his weight 
from one foot to the other. I feed cut fodder or 
hay with ship stuff at night, and corn at noon. 
North Carolina. g. e. b. 
Your description indicates lameness, 
either in the back tendons or feet, pos¬ 
sibly both. If there is a qualified veter¬ 
inary surgeon near you, it will be better 
to take the mule to him for a personal 
examination and treatment. In the 
absence of a veterinarian, I would a J vise 
blistering the back tendons from above 
the knee to the fetlock with ammonia 
liniment, and repeat two or three times, 
if necessary, at intervals of three weeks, 
or as soon as the scabs have been shed 
from the previous blister. Examine the 
feet for heat or tenderness when lightly 
tapped with the hammer. If heat or 
tenderness of the feet be found, apply a 
flaxseed poultice, renewing it daily for 
three or four days, then remove the 
poultice and blister the coronet and 
lower half of the pastern as advised for 
the back tendons. 
Care of the Horse's Teeth. 
I often see statements made in the papers re¬ 
garding tbecare of horses’ teeth. I have seen it 
stated that veterinary surgeons are now paying 
more attention to the care of such teeth than ever 
before. I have read of cases where teeth have 
been filled with metal very much the same as 
human teeth are treated, and I would like to ob¬ 
tain some definite information as to how far this 
thing really goes. Is it a fact that horse den¬ 
tistry is really carried on to any extent ? Are the 
teeth of valuable horses ever treated except, 
possibly, to file them down or to prevent them 
from crowding apart ? several subscribers. 
The progress made iu veterinary den¬ 
tistry is in keeping with the general 
progress made in the practice of veter¬ 
inary medicine and surgery. While den¬ 
tistry is one of the important branches 
of veterinary practice, I cannot say that 
it is receiving more special attention 
from veterinarians than many other 
branches. Horses very commonly suffer 
from overgrown or irregular teeth that 
require cutting or filing, popularly 
called “floating”. The indiscriminate 
“floating” of every horse's mouth, as 
practiced by most quacks and unscrupu¬ 
lous or traveling practitioners, is unnec¬ 
essary and unwarranted. But wherever 
a horse has teeth, the overgrown sharp 
edges of which cut or lacerate the tongue 
or cheeks, or which are overgrown or 
irregular so as to interfere with masti¬ 
cation, they should receive attention. 
Carious or decayed teeth are not very 
common with the horse, but such cases 
occasionally occur. It is a fact that they 
can be and, with valuable animals, they 
are, sometimes, filled with metal in very 
much the same way that human teeth 
are filled. The removal of the tartar 
and cleaning of the teeth are, also, prac¬ 
ticed in some stables, mainly in the cities. 
Horse Swappers’ Convention. —At 
Gainesville, Ga., there was recently held 
a horse swappers’ convention, which was 
attended by nearly 2,000 people. One of 
our readers who attended this conven¬ 
tion says that “the halt, the lame, the 
blind, and the bony were all present on 
four feet ”. The mayor of the town was 
one of the leading spirits, and the swap¬ 
pers camped in a big pasture just out¬ 
side of the town. Thousands of horses 
changed hands, some of them passing 
through several ownerships in one day. 
In the afternoon, a number of races were 
held, chiefly confined to mules and horses 
of typical trading stock. One feature 
was a slow race where each man drove 
another fellow’s horse or mule. This 
caused a great deal of sport, and the 
whole thing was said to have passed off 
in an orderly manner. The idea of a 
horse swappers’ convention may seem 
strange to some of our readers, yet we 
are told that local conventions of this 
character are held even in New England, 
where Yankees get together and swap 
horse flesh to their hearts’ content. 
If attacked with La Grippe, use Jayne’s Expec¬ 
torant. It almost Invariably cures. 
For the Liver use Jayne's Painless Sanative Pills. 
—Adv. 
LIVE-STOCK FEEDERS 
should see that a guaranteed analysis 
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Cotton=Seed Meal. 
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KHINECLIFF, n. y. 
AT FARMERS’ PRICES I 
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Ammonia. 8.50 per cent. 
Nitrogen. 7 00 “ 
Protein. 43 00 “ 
Crude Fat and Oil. 9.00 “ 
Send your address for free information about 
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That's the secret of the 5/A Bias Girth Horse 
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Horse Blankets are made in all stylet—to fit any 
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