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THE KURAE NEW-YORKER 
March. 16, 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Blindness; Springhalt. 
1. Would you give a formula (if there is 
one) for the cure of a horse that has 
been drawn blind, by an ill-fitting coHar? 
2. 1 also have a horse that has a touch 
of spring-halt. She steps a foot high. Is 
there any remedy for it? H. J. w. 
Michigan. 
1. No cure can be suggested. In a few 
cases blistering the poll of the head does 
some good. 2. A graduate veterinarian 
might perform the operation known as 
"peroneal tenotomy.” This often succeeds 
and always gives the only hope of improve¬ 
ment. A. s. A. 
Hard Milker. 
What can I do for a Holstein heifer that 
milks hard? Can I remedy it in any way? 
New York. B. E. w. 
If obstructions are present in the ducts 
of the teats these may be slit through in 
four different directions, by means of a 
sterilized teat bistoury and then a little 
milk should be stripped away often to 
keep the wounds open while healing. 
a. s. A. 
Garget. 
Will you tell me the cause and remedy 
for a valuable four-year-old Holstein cow 
due in about 10 days with second calf? 
Last year and now her udder cakes badly, 
not because full but down at the teats. 
Last year it would change from one side to 
the other. I used a proprietary remedy, 
and would massage well. Her feed last 
year was not the same as now, which is 
silage once a day, with two feeds of mixed 
hay, no grain. Last year I gave salts at 
frequent times. For past three days the 
cake seems to be all on one side of udder. 
Vermont. c. e. b. 
The causes of this ailment are many, and 
we are unable to say which is present in 
the case of your heifer. Often it proves in¬ 
curable and leads to loss of one or more 
quarters. Foment with hot water three 
times a day and at night rub with warm 
melted lard. Protect udder against chilling. 
Any time she has an attack of garget give 
her a full dose of epsom salts and follow 
with a tablespoonful each of saltpeter 
and fluid extract of black haw in water 
once a day until udder clears up. a. s. a. 
Malformed Cow. 
I have a four-year-old Jersey cow, com¬ 
ing fresh soon, in good health, but while 
standing in stable she will turn the fore 
legs, below shoulders, outward, leaving a 
hollow between leg and body large enough 
to lay two hands in. She stands In this 
position most of the time, but in walking, 
even down hill, does not seem to limp. Do 
not know that she has been hurt in any 
way ; has been in stanchions on plank floor. 
While a young calf she had scours very 
badly, garget when fresh second year, and 
some trouble third year when fresh, since 
then has been in fine condition; now in 
box stall. Is this a weakness of the mus¬ 
cles, something she may outgrow, or is it 
lasting? What is the cause and what will 
be the effect? Is there a remedy? 
New York. M. e. f. 
This most likely is due to malformation; 
but sometimes it indicates soreness in the 
chest cavity or pleura, and it therefore 
would be well to have the cow tested with 
tuberculin as tuberculosis might be pres¬ 
ent. a. s. A. 
Horse With Corns. 
I have a mare seven years old which has 
corns on her front feet. She has been lame 
in one foot for two years, now she begins 
to suffer in the other one. She has good 
feet; they hold the shoes well. I would like 
to know if there is any cure for the 
corns. E. B. 
Pennsylvania. 
Have her shod with bar shoes after cut¬ 
ting down the walls at the heels so that it 
will not come in contact with the shoe 
at point where corn hurts. Reset shoes 
once a month. Clip hair from hoof-head of 
fore feet and blister one at a time with 
cerate of cantharides at intervals of three 
weeks, until she goes sound. a. s. a. 
Lameness in Horse. 
My old horse has an enlargement of left 
front knee caused by falling on her knee or 
hard pulling. Her knee seems to be tender, 
as she gives away on it when she is walking, 
especially if she steps on something hard 
and it gets feverish when worked. It hap¬ 
pened two months ago. I used a home mix¬ 
ture of liniment when it first happened, 
which took the hair off, one part gum cam¬ 
phor, two parts spirits of turpentine, three 
parts coal oil. The enlargement feels hard 
and will not go down. e. f. o. 
Virginia. 
The knee of the foreleg in the horse cor¬ 
responds to the human wrist. The stifle 
joint of the horse corresponds to the human 
knee and the knee cap or pan (patella) will 
be found at that point. Poultice the knee 
joint with antiphlogistine, changing the 
poultice each time the clay tends to be¬ 
come hard. Continue for three or four 
days; then wash off the adhering clay. If 
the enlargement persists further treatment 
would consist of the application of a blis¬ 
ter ; but this treatment cannot well be 
given, as the hair has been taken off by a 
strong liniment. The mixture you use is 
far too strong for application to the 
horse’s skin. If lameness persists clip the 
hair from the back tendons and blister 
them with cerate of cantharides; but do 
not include the knee. a. s. a. 
Horse Interferes. 
I have a horse, a pacer, and in stepping 
he always lands on his toes on the two 
hind feet. Is there a cure for it? 
Ohio. h l. 
We know of no cure; but some good may 
follow shortening of the toes and use of 
heavy heels on shoes. a. s. a. 
Snuffles in Pig. 
I have a half grown pig that seems to 
have his nose stopped up like a cold or 
snuffles. Can you tell me what is the dis¬ 
ease, cause and a remedy? F. E. w. 
Pennsylvania. 
If the pig has true “snuffles” (bullnose), 
it is a contagious, incurable disease due to 
germs, and generally associated with rickets. 
Isolate the pig and if the bones of nose 
become distorted bettor destroy the animal. 
Give the other pigs free range and mixed 
feeds, adding lime water freely to the slop. 
Clean up, disinfect and whitewash the 
pen. a. s. a. 
Ruptured Colt. 
I have a colt nine months old with a 
navel rupture; has had it from birth. It 
comes down about the size of a hen’s egg, 
can easily be pushed back. Will the open¬ 
ing close and be sound if left alone, or 
must something be done with it? What 
can you recommend? There are several colts 
affected this way around here. M. o. R. 
Pennsylvania. 
The tendency is for such small rup¬ 
tures to disappear as colt grows, but to 
f hasten this the part may be blistered once 
a month by a light application of dilute 
sulphuric acid, or cerate of cantharides. 
Where the rupture increases in size it may 
be operated upon by application of wooden 
clamps. Keeping a sole leather truss upon 
the part also helps to cause its recovery. 
a. s. A. 
Operating for Roaring, 
On page 215 you say the graduate veter¬ 
inarian might perform the new operation for 
roaring. I have a horse that roars and 
chokes down, resulting from distemper and 
naturally am interested. Will you give me 
a few words on the “new operation?” 
Connecticut. n. w. 
The old operation for roaring consisted in 
opening the windpipe and cutting out of 
the larynx the paralyzed vocal cord and 
arytenoid cartilage. Later an attempt was 
made to prevent flapping about of the car¬ 
tilage by suturing it to the walls of the 
larynx, but this plan failed, in that no ad¬ 
hesion would take place between the mucous 
membranes present. The new operation con¬ 
sists in leaving the cord and cartilage in¬ 
tact, but removing the mucous membrane 
by means of a little instrument invented 
by I)r. Ilatenburg, and recently christened 
“Batenburg’s bur” by the writer. The bur 
is twisted into the pocket back of the car¬ 
tilage and strips it of mucous membrane. 
Afterward the denuded surfaces unite by 
means of scar tissue and the cartilage is 
held fast. Roaring ceases when the motion 
of the cartilage is prevented in this way. 
A. s. a. ' 
Horse With Heaves. 
I have a horse that I think lias the heaves 
slightly; his wind does not seem to bother 
him much, but he has such a queer cough. 
He does not cough much when I feed him 
cornstalks. Can you tell me what to do for 
the cough? j a s 
New York. 
Feed wet oat straw or corn fodder in 
preference to hay and no bulky food at 
noon when there is work for him to do. 
Do not work soon after a meal. Keep 
bowels open by feeding roots, silage or bran. 
Give half an ounce of Fowler’s solution of 
arsenic night and morning until cough sub¬ 
sides; then gradually discontinue the medi¬ 
cine. For cough half to one ounce of glyeo- 
heroin given two or three times a day 
often proves effective. a. s. a. 
Lameness in Horse. 
I have bought a horse which I think will 
be an excellent farm and general work 
horse if she can be cured of a little 
lameness in one of her forward feet. There 
is a little fever in this foot between the 
hoof and ankle but no swelling. I thought 
at first she might have a corn, but found 
foot in that respect sound. The horse is 
run down and thin. When the horse walks 
she is inclined to bring the heel of the lame 
foot down first. I have not noticed that she 
favors it while standing. g. b. w. 
Massachusetts. 
In such a case it is necessary to employ 
a local graduate veterinarian as an exam¬ 
ination will be necessary to locate the seat 
of the lameness. As horse goes on his heels 
it may be a case of chronic founder in one 
foot and for that trouble repeated blistering 
of the hoof head would be indicated. Clip 
off the hair and blister with cerate of 
cantharides, if it is found that the lame¬ 
ness is located in the foot. a. s a 
Lumpiaw. A] 
I have a cow with a hard bunch, half as 
large as a hen’s egg, on the left lower jaw 
bone. It seems tender, and she rubs it some. 
Can you tell me what the trouble may be ? 
Maine. e. r. h. 
Actinomycosis (lump jaw) no doubt is 
present; but it may prove curable if you 
can employ a graduate veterinarian to cut 
out the lump and apply caustics. If you 
cannot have this done then paint the lump 
once daily with tincture of iodine. If it 
softens open the lump, evacuate the pus 
and then swab with tincture of iodine once 
daily. a. s. a. 
Ringworm. 
What is the cause of the fcow’s hair 
coming out and state a remedy for the same. 
I have a cow that is due to calve the mid¬ 
dle of March; she is large and fat and her 
hair has been coming out in spots for two 
weeks; she licks it. Is it a disease that 
cannot be cured? b. c. V. 
Ringworm, due to a vegetable parasite, 
may. be the cause. Scrub affected parts 
clean and when dry rub in a little iodine 
ointment. Repeat application each other 
day until well. See that the stable is prop¬ 
erly ventilated and sun lighted. a. s. a. 
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