1909. 
THE 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
4«3 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Scratches. 
please give mo a prescription for 
scratches on horse. K. L. C, 
New York. 
My mare, which is six years old, had last 
Fall what a practical horseman told me 
was "scratches.” that is, just above the 
forefeet and right in rear of joint, the skin 
broke and was with a great deal of diffi¬ 
culty healed again. The doctor told me it 
was' nothing serious! and that he had cured 
a great many animals of the same trouble. 
She hits been given the best of attention all 
Winter, but because this breaking out re¬ 
turned after being driven each time, we 
have driven her very little, in the hope 
that it would stay healed after a good 
rest. She was driven this week one day 
a few miles—was rather tender about fore 
feet, and when she returned was very sore 
and bleeding. We have been giving her 
Fowler’s solution of arsenic and oil meal, 
and have used several kinds of salve and 
ointments, but without any permanent good 
results. The mare is in foal, and other¬ 
wise seems in perfect condition. What can 
I do for her, as she is a valuable family 
animal? b. d. d. 
Ohio. 
In a majority of cases “scratches” is 
caused by repeated washing of the heels 
and imperfect drying of the parts. This is 
especially from November to May, and dur¬ 
ing those months if is best not to wash 
a horse’s legs, or if it is once in a while 
found to be absolutely necessary, the wash¬ 
ing should be at once followed by a very 
thorough drying of the parts. The drying 
can best be done by rubbing in sawdust. 
When scratches first develop about all that 
is necessary is to apply warm flaxseed poul¬ 
tice to cleanse the part; then dry well and 
twice daily apply sulphur ointment or an 
ointment composed of flowers of sulphur, 
half ounce; spirits of camphor and com¬ 
pound tincture of benzoin, of each, one 
dram; lard, two ounces; mix. In old stand¬ 
ing cases where the skin above tin* bulbs 
of the heels has become hairless, thickened, 
scarred and ready to crack at the time of 
exercise, poultices and soothing ointments 
prove useless, and the affected parts should 
be smartly blistered with cerate of cantlia- 
rldes well rubbed for 10 minutes. Tn three 
days apply lard or lanolin, a little of 
which, or else simple sulphur ointment, 
may then be applied twice daily. It may 
be necessary to repeat the blister several 
times until the skin of the affected parts 
becomes sound. a. s. a. 
Indigestion in Pigs. 
We had some young pigs, aged about 
seven months; have been feeding them on 
buttermilk (weakened), ear corn once and 
turnips once per day. They were running 
in a lot containing 1 Vi acre, and were 
sleeping under one of the old houses. They 
became diseased. The one most affected 
was the female. She moped around and 
ate very little, and would tremble and fall 
over as though dead; the trembling seemed 
to be from about halfway between shoulder 
and hip and extended over the hind quar¬ 
ters. She also frothed at the mouth. The 
jaws seemed to lock so she couldn't oat 
corn. I would like to hear something con¬ 
cerning this disease, also what do you think 
may have caused it? a. j. l. 
Virginia. 
Indigestion takes many forms and convul¬ 
sions (tits) is one of them. It is certain 
that you were not feeding a suitable ra¬ 
tion to the growing pigs. It lacked pro¬ 
tein and bone-making materials, and what 
there was of the latter would be seriously! 
lessened in utility by the acid of the but¬ 
termilk. The turnips would do no harm and 
are valuable in keeping the bowels active. 
Stop feeding ear corn to young growing 
pigs. Allow the animals free range on 
grass in Summer and make them take 
abundant exercise in Win toy. Feed them 
slop of such foods as middlings, bran, corn- 
meal. oatmeal and flaxseed meal, and in it 
mix lime water freely several times a week. 
Also add salt to the slop. It would l»o best 
to supply proper sleeping places for the 
pigs, as they do not thrive well if al¬ 
lowed to occupy damp beds. It may be 
added that twitching of the muscles, apart 
from tits, may indicate chorea (St. Vitus’ 
dance) which is incurable; or (lie mus¬ 
cular spasms may be seen in tetanus (lock¬ 
jaw) or in rabies. We think it most prob¬ 
able. however, that indigestion was the dis¬ 
ease present in the case described. 
a. s. A. 
. 
Abscess on Cow’s Neck. 
Please advise me as to how to operate 
on a cow that was hooked some months ago 
in the throat, and which had not bothered 
her until now, when the pus seems to have 
Settled into two lumps. I called a veterin¬ 
ary to examine her and he advised me to 
paint the outside with iodine and camphor, 
and give a drench of iodide of potash, a 
teaspoonful at a dose. ile told me that 
doing so would not injure the milk and 
would cure her in six weeks. I would like 
details as to how to open abscess and how 
and what way it is done. Would there 
be any danger at this time when operating 
on her about catching cold in the wound, 
and if so. how to prevent same? The cow 
had been tested for tuberculosis last 
August, will it be possible for me to give 
her treatment alone? j. j u 
New York. 
\\ here pusi is contained in a cavity sur¬ 
rounded by an enlargement it is useless to 
depend upon external applications, nor will 
internal treatment suffice. The knife is 
absolutely necessary for the free lancing 
ol the part and evacuation of the pus. clip 
dry. Then with sharp knife open through 
akin at most prominent softest place on 
tumor. Insert cleansed finger through orifice 
in skip and with if break down the deeper 
tissues until the pus sac is reached and 
the pus flows out. This is the best plan 
when the abscess is located close to large 
h.’°d vessels like those of the throat, 
u here the abscess is in a muscle awav 
n om important blood vessels it mav be 
tieely lanced directly down to the pus with¬ 
out fear of serious bleeding. When you 
nave opened both abscesses so as to insure 
perfect drainage and have removed any 
foreign body or diseased tissue possibly 
present swab the cavity with tincture of 
iodine by means of some oakum or cotton 
tu‘d on a stick and then pack it full of 
oakum saturated in a mixture of equal 
parts of turpentine and raw linseed oil. 
Renew the latter dressing once daily until i 
no .longer can lie inserted in wound. 
1 ,ore is no fear that the wound will “catch 
cold, and you can operate personally if a 
surgeon cannot be employed. a. s. a. 
Cough and Boils. 
I_ have a horse eight -years old. weight 
1 which ( use for both driving and 
draft purposes. For several weeks lie lias 
has had a cough, which appears to he most 
severe after stopping from either drawing 
or driving, lie has also been troubled with 
a senes of boils on his back, but which 
now appear to be getting better, although 
tiie cough does not get any better. He is 
being fed with a light ration of hay and 
three quarts of ground feed composed of 
whole corn and oats, throe times daily, can 
you suggest what is the trouble and what 
I shall do to. cure him? w j, t 
Vermont. 
Stop feeding ground corn and oats and 
substitute whole oats and bran fed damp 
Also dampen the hay. I)o not feed hay at 
noon, but give one-third of the hay ration 
in the morning and two-thirds of it at 
•light. A horse should grind all of bis feed, 
the thorough mastication being necessary 
to perfect insalivation and digestion. If 
the cough, persists give him half an ounce 
of Fowler’s solution of arsenic night and 
morning, as the trouble may be “heaves"; 
otherwise for cough an ounce of glvco- 
heroin given three times daily will usually 
be found effectual. See that stable is kept 
clean and well ventilated. a. s. a. 
Chronic Sore on Mare. 
What is the best known remedy for heal- 
iiig up a bad sore on the broust of my 
marc? t bought her for $150 a few months 
ago; she had that sore on her breast at 
that time, and although I have used about 
every remedy known here it does not seem 
to help her any. We only use her for 
light work two or three times a week such 
as going to the village for the mail, four 
miles away, but will have lots of work for 
her as soon as farming commences. She 
weighs 1.400 pounds and is apparently in 
fair condition, but lias a habit of stamping 
with the .right hind foot in the stable 
nights, so much so that she lias worn a 
ole through a new floor composed of hard 
wood plank. She is a well-bred blocky 
mare, 11 years old. A good remedy for her 
blood may be in order. j. w. h 
New York. 
As you do not describe the sore in ques¬ 
tion we are at a loss to know its nature 
and possible cause. On general principles 
all we can advise is to cleanse the part 
perfectly and after removing scabs Lightly 
mb the raw surface with lunar caustic 
pencil ; afterward apply oxide of zinc oint¬ 
ment twice daily. Turn her into a well- 
bedded roomy box stall and slid will prob¬ 
ably cease her kicking. As a tonic, if you 
think sh<\ needs it, give half an ounce' of 
howlers solution of arsenic night and 
morning until- she is in good condition, 
then gradually discontinue the medicine, 
hut do not stop it suddenly. a. s. a. 
A Recipe for Killing Lice.- —This is 
copied from The Successful Stockman and 
Manual of Husbandry: "Take a half pound 
of (’occulus Indicus (fish berries) for each 
animal, pound fine, then add two quarts 
of vinegar, and set it on the stove to sim¬ 
mer for an hour. Apply this thoroughly 
h.v rubbing it well into the hair over the 
infested region. This will not injure the 
skin or sicken the animal, and it remains 
effective long enough to kill all the young 
lice as they are hatched from the nits." I 
had our druggist pound them up for me. 
He soon got tired of that and ordered the 
fish berries already ground. 
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