1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
255 
Ailing Animals. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. L. KILBORNE. 
Lameness Following Scratches. 
I have a mare that had scratches last 
Summer. I cured that, as 1 supposed, but 
her leg has swollen on the outside ever 
since. She Is sometimes lame. Can you 
tell me what to do for it? f. j. l. 
Speedsville, N. Y. 
Blister severely with ammonia lini¬ 
ment, and repeat in laree or four weeks 
if necessary. 
Heifer Blistered With Kerosene. 
What shall I do for a yearling heifer 
badly blistered with kerosene emulsion? 
Will the hair come out again? Emulsion 
was used at the rate of one to eight 
of water. I applied emulsion to three 
other heifers with no bad results. Can you 
account for this? f. e. p. 
Pine Bush, N. Y. 
Heifer must have been very tender, 
or kerosene not well mixed. If there is 
any soreness, apply carbolated vaseline 
until healed. The hair will probably 
come in again all right. 
Garget in a Cow. 
I have a cow that is troubled with gar¬ 
get; she has lost one quarter of her udder. 
She gives gargety milk. One of her fore 
legs is swollen to twice its natural size 
now. What is the best treatment for her? 
Auburn, Me. w. h. w. 
Give the cow one teaspoonful pulver¬ 
ized nitrate of potash with a tablespoon- 
fnl Epsom salts in feed night and morn¬ 
ing. Bathe the udder after each milk¬ 
ing with spirits camphor, rubbing it well 
in. If this fails, try painting two or 
three times a week with the compound 
tincture of iodine. 
Cow Does Not Come to Her Milk. 
I would like to know what to do for my 
aow. She had a calf in December, and 
took a chill after it was born. She gave 
no milk, and gives little now. She eats 
well, but feels the cold, which she never 
did before. I have given her grain right 
along. What can I do for her? c. f. 
Buggies, Pa. 
This appears to be a case that requires 
good care and feeding, rather than medi¬ 
cinal treatment. Inasmuch as she suf¬ 
fers from the cold, she should have com¬ 
fortable warm quarters, and allowed out 
of doors only on mild, pleasant days. 
She will probably not fully come to her 
milk until after next calving. 
Calf Dies Suddenly. 
I lost a fine Durham bull calf some time 
ago, that was taken sick in the morning 
and died by sundown. It suffered intensely. 
I found the small stomach very dry and 
hot on cutting it open as soon as it died; 
very little gas In the bowels. The calf was 
seven months old; the liver weighed 13 
pounds and the gall was as large as a pint 
cup. I thought that might have caused 
death. He was running in the pasture 
through the day and at night was turned 
in with the cows, and ate Alfalfa hay. 
Will you enlighten me as to the cause of 
death? w. l. a. 
Bedding, Cal. 
Death may have been due to conges¬ 
tion of the liver. The healthy liver of 
the young animal is relatively much 
larger than in the adult animal. 
Swelling on Mare. 
1 have a mare 10 years old, with foal, 
seventh month. About three weeks ago I 
drew wood with her and mate. The road 
has one very steep pitch with sharp turn 
at bottom. The next morning she had a 
large swelling between the fore legs, 
caused, I suppose, by the holdback strap. 
It was large; at least eight inches wide by 
18 inches, but little heat and quite hard. 
The right fore leg was also slightly swollen, 
and she walked as if stiff in fore legs; 
strikes toe first on ground. I bathed 
swelling with camphorated oil and gave 
her twice a day a mixture of niter and 
sulphite of soda, equal parts, a small table¬ 
spoonful. The swelling Is not all gone, and 
the leg continues to stock some, and the 
trouble with walking continues. She has 
had no appreciable fever, has good appe¬ 
tite and seems to feel well; gets six quarts 
corn-and-cob meal and all the hay she 
wants. Hay is second quality. How can 
I reduce the swelling and cure the stiff- 
nessness in walking? A neighbor says a 
rowel; is it good? Does swelling need 
lancing, if so how deep? J. w. s. 
Rub the swelling and the leg with 
soap liniment two or three times daily. 
If any swelling remains after two or 
three weeks, blister mildly. The stiff¬ 
ness will probably disappear with the 
swelling. If there is any indication of 
an abscess, you would do well to call a 
qualified veterinary surgeon to operate 
if necessary. A rowel would not be de¬ 
sirable, at least not for the present, if 
at all. 
Alleviating Heaves. 
What would be good to give a horse to 
clieck the heaves during the Spring work? 
Canandaigua, N. Y. e. mck. 
Give one tablespoonful Fowler’s solu¬ 
tion of arsenic on feed once daily for five 
days; then two tablespoonfuls once 
daily, and continue for a month or two 
if necessary. If there is constipation, 
give pint doses raw linseed oil daily un¬ 
til relieved, or feed a half-pint of oil 
meal or ground fiaxseed in feed night 
and morning. Feed sparingly of coarse 
foods, with a liberal grain ration. Chop 
feed will be the best if you have the con¬ 
veniences for cutting the hay. Always 
water before feed, and not more than 10 
to 12 quarts at one time. 
Collar Boil on Mare. 
1. I have a mare that last Fall had a 
collar boil on her shoulder. I drove her 
to the beet factory after pulp, and the next 
morning the shoulder was swollen so that 
I could not use her. 1 have used a lini¬ 
ment and iodine, but it did not help her. 
Would you please give me some remedy? 
2. I have a mare that is poor in flesh. I 
feed her four quarts of corn and oats and 
Timothy hay, but she does not improve. 
What would you advise? m. j. d. 
Walllngton, N. Y. 
1. From the history, I judge a tumor 
or abscess has formed that will require 
cutting out or opening. Take the mare 
to a competent veterinary surgeon for 
examination and operation. 2. Your his¬ 
tory and description of the case is too 
brief to enable me to form an opinion 
as to the cause of the trouble. Try the 
following course of powders; Nitrate 
of potash and dry sulphate of iron, of 
each four ounces; gentian and ginger, 
of each eight ounces; mix and divide in¬ 
to 24 powders. Give a powder in feed 
twice daily. Also give a half-pint oil 
meal in grain ration night and morning. 
If there is constipation give pint doses 
raw linseed oil once daily until relieved. 
Chronic Cough in a Horse. 
I have a horse that has had a cough for 
12 months at times. When I drive him 
he coughs only when I hitch and let him 
stand for an hour or two; then when I 
start off with him he will cough four or 
live times. It is not a dry hacking cough. 
His wind seems to be all right, but I am 
afraid it will turn to the heaves. What 
can I do for it? a. a. d. 
Wyoming, Del. 
Give one of the following powders in 
bis feed night and morning: Pulverized 
sulphate of copper and mix vomica, of 
each three ounces; arsenic, 90 grains; 
mix and divide into 32 powders. Blister 
the throat mildly, from ear to ear, with 
ammonia liniment. Feed a bran mash 
or some green food three or four times 
a week, sufficient to keep his bowels 
moving freely. 
Every year, Bronchitis, under the mistaken name 
of Consumption, sweeps thousands of people to a 
premature grave. Dr. D. Jayne’s Expectorant nearly 
always cures this form of disease.— Adv. 
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the 
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