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AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERED by dr. f. l. kilborne. 
Ringbone. 
. M. M., Medway, Mass.— During the past 
year a ringbone has developed on the leg 
of my mare. A veterinary surgeon fired it 
with little if any benefit, and now recom¬ 
mends a repetition of the operation, and 
says that if that doesn’t effect a cure, the 
nerve of sensation should be cut so that no 
pain would be felt when using the foot. 
What does The Rural advise ? 
Ans.— We would advise a repetition of 
the firing in deep points over the whole 
enlargement, making the operation as 
severe as possible without danger of caus¬ 
ing general sloughing of the skin. As soon 
as the fired surface is sufficiently healed an 
active blister might be applied, to keep up 
the counter-irritation. Neurotomy, or sec¬ 
tion of the nerve, would be advisable only 
as a last resort. If you have employed a 
regular veterinary surgeon, you probably 
cannot do better than to allow him to con¬ 
tinue the treatment. Ringbones can usu¬ 
ally be checked in their development so as 
to remove the lameness, or sometimes even 
entirely cured, by proper firing. A few 
cases, however, will resist all treatment, 
much depending upon the extent of the 
ringbone, and the age and constitution of 
the horse. If not of too long standing, 
there is therefore a reasonable prospect 
that treatment will be beneficial. 
Tenderness of the Udder in a Cow. 
E. T. T., Charleston, IF. Va. —My eight- 
year-old cow calved May 1, and is due to 
calve again in February. She is perfectly 
healthy and eats well. She never goes dry 
and she has a very large udder and unusu¬ 
ally large teats. One or two of the latter 
have been caked during the past month. 
I rubbed them with lard and they were 
soon all right. When I milk her, however, 
the large veins under the belly get cramped 
and cause her to shiver and kick as if she 
were hurt. What is the cause of the 
trouble, and is there a remedy ? 
Ans. —The tenderness is in the udder or 
teats, probably the result of an injury, and 
not due to any trouble with the "milk 
veins ” under the belly. Bathing the udder 
with hot water three or four times daily, 
will probably be all the treatment neces¬ 
sary. If the trouble continues, give a dose 
of Epsom salts—one pound with one ounce 
of ginger—and follow with 25-drop doses of 
tincture of aconite and one tablespoonful 
of nitrate of potash, to be given three times 
daily. Repeat the dose of salts in twenty- 
four hours if the animal is not purged by 
the first dose. 
Foreign Body in Horse’s Eye. 
H. D. S., Paulina , Oregon.—A dry piece 
of oat or rye leaf one sixteenth by one fourth 
of an inch was blown into my horse’s eye. 
It adhered to the cornea about one-half an 
inch from the pupil and about in a line 
drawn from the middle of the forehead to 
the front end of the pupil. Inflammation 
has subsided, but the leaf still adheres to 
the cornea. What should be done in this 
case. A film has grown over the mote. 
Ans. —In the absence of a veterinary 
surgeon, employ your family physician and 
surgeon to remove the foreign body as he 
would from the human eye. The horse 
should be cast and well secured for the 
operation, so that the head can be kept 
quiet. The physician can also prescribe 
the same after treatment that he would for 
the human eye. 
Premature Parturition In Sows. 
K. E. IF., Addison, N. Y. —Why do my 
sows have pigs from four to ten days before 
their time? Twenty were served in the 
fore part of last fall, and should have far¬ 
rowed about the first of October, but eight 
lost their pigs which were not fully devel¬ 
oped. The sows had a good range and pas¬ 
ture with slops morning and nights and mill 
feed from Buffalo. 
Ans. —A personal inspection, or a more 
definite description as to the breed, condi¬ 
tion and surroundings would be necessary 
to enable us to arrive at an opinion as to 
the cause of the premature birth of the 
pigs. We can only advise that yon reduce 
and change the feed, and see that the 
pregnant sows are kept in comfortable, 
clean quarters, where they are not worried 
by dogs or other hogsf 
Stocking of Limbs In a Colt. 
L. L. IF., Allegany County, N. Y. — The 
legs of my three-year-old colt are in [the 
habit of stocking or swelling while he is 
standing. At first the trouble would occur 
after a couple of miles’ drive; but it is 
getting worse, and the swelling is getting 
higher. There is no sore. At first there 
were a few small pimples, but after the 
limbs had been washed they disappeared. 
A number of other colts in this neighbor¬ 
hood are similarly afflicted, and we are all 
waiting for The Rural’s advice on the 
matter. 
Ans.— Stocking of the limbs may be due to 
a variety of causes, as disease of the heart, 
liver or kidneys, a lymphatic constitution, 
heavy feeding, especially while idle, stand¬ 
ing in a damp, close, unhealthy stable, 
general debility from any cause, or ex¬ 
posure of the limbs to cold and wet. First 
try to ascertain and remove the probable 
cause. When no special cause can be found, 
reduce and change the feed. Then give a 
physic ball of four to six dram3 of the best 
aloes with one ounce of ginger, and follow 
with the following powders: Powdered 
gentian and Glauber salts, each one pound; 
nitrate of potash, one half pound; mix. 
Dose two tablespoonfuls in the feed, twice 
daily. Give special attention to the care 
and diet of the animals. Keep them where 
the limbs will be warm and dry. Daily 
exercise is very essential. 
Horse In Poor Condition. 
E. IF. L., New Albany, Ind.— Last 
spring my horse was apparently in good 
health, then his ailments began with loss 
of appetite, swellings on both sides of the 
lower jaw, and running at the nose, with 
only an occasional cough. In a week he 
had become a skeleton and could scarcely 
move. He had not been overheated or 
worked hard. I gave him two doses of 
quinine, 30 grains each, rubbed the swollen 
parts with coal oil and lard, and turned 
him on pasture. His appetite finally re¬ 
turned and he eats well, but he stays very 
bony, and it seems impossible to get any 
flesh on him. When standing he has a 
very sleepy and lifeless appearance. When 
he breaks wind it is so offensive as to be 
sickening. His dung and urine come 
freely. He does not seem to have the 
strength he had before. What should be 
done for him ? 
ANS.— Try the following course ot treat¬ 
ment : Take of powdered gentian and gin¬ 
ger each one pound, sulphate of iron and 
aloes each one fourth pound, mix and 
make into 24 powders. Give one powder 
night and morning for eight days. Then 
alternate the following powders, and give 
one twice daily for eight days : Sulphate 
of soda one and one half pound, gentian 
one half pound, nitrate of potash and pow¬ 
dered nux each one fourth pound, mix and 
make into 24 powders. Continue to alter¬ 
nate the two powders until all are given. 
Ailing Pigs. 
J. H. B., Lansing, Mich .— I raised four 
fine thoroughbred sows for breeders. They 
have been all right until now when they 
are about seven months old. They are 
lame in their hind legs and gaunt in ap¬ 
pearance and do not come out to eat readily, 
though when driven out they eat some, 
and after moving around a spell dou’t seem 
to limp at all They have the run of a 
clover pasture and a rye patch, and have 
been fed pumpkins and turnips (raw) and 
new corn, with good water. They get salt 
and sulphur once a week. An old brood 
sow with pigs, that runs with them seems 
all right. They all nest around the hay 
stacks. The weather has been rainy and 
very changeable. All my swine except 
these are well. What should be done for 
them ? 
Ans.—R ub the loins with one part of 
cantharides rubbed up with four parts of 
turpentine. Feed moderately of the turnips 
and pumpkins, removing the seeds from the 
latter before feeding. 
A. M. T., Garden City, L. New York. 
—A horse of mine is losing his hair, iu 
spots, all over his back and sides. Small 
pimples appear under the hair and where 
they come the hair seems to fall out. His 
coat is very staring. He has no other 
trouble, is well and eats well. It is not 
mange. There is no itch. He is very hard 
to clean, as dandruff appears as fast as it is 
brushed out. He has been out to grass and 
has mashes every day, but with no good 
effect. The trouble has lasted for the last 
four months. I have been advised to give 
him copperas; is that good for him? 
Ans. —Give six drams of the best aloes 
with one ounce of ginger, to open the bow¬ 
els. Follow the dose by a bran mash diet 
until the animal is freely purged. If the 
bowels are not moved in 36 hours, repeat 
the dose of aloes and ginger. Then 
give one of the following powders night and 
morning: Carbonate of soda and Glauber 
salts each one pound, gentian and ginger 
each one half pound, mix, and make into 
24 powders. Repeat the full course of 
treatment after three or four weeks if de¬ 
sirable. 
J. A. J., Mineral Spa, N. Y.— Is there 
any coloring that would bring some white 
hairs, caused by a girt being too tight, on 
a bay or brown horse to their original 
color ? 
ANS.—There is nothing that will perma 
nently restore the natural color of the 
white hairs. 
C. N. R., Canton, Pa— Can I do anything 
for a two-year-old colt that is inclined to 
be knee-sprung ? 
Ans.—A pply daily a mild, stimulating 
liniment to the back tendons with con 
tinual hand rubbing for several minutes 
after each application. 
M. B. S., Howe’s Cave, N. Y.— Both 
stifles of my four-year-old horse slip en 
tirely or partially out. Sometimes at every 
step they will snap and crack as they go 
back ; they will get far enough out so that 
he can hardly step on the foot. What 
should be the treatment ? 
Ans. —Apply a cerate of cantharides 
blister over the whole joint, and repeat as 
soon as the effect of the first blister passes 
off. Clip the hair and rub the blister well 
in for 20 minutes. Tie the animal 00 that 
he cannot reach the blistered surface with 
his mouth. Allow the blistering ointment 
to remain until the skin is well thickened 
and the hair erect—18 to 24 hours. Then 
carefully sponge off with Castile soap, 
suds, and cover daily with vaseline until 
healed. 
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