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THE RUKAt> NEW-VORKER 
March 22, 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Lampas. 
Would you advise the cause and treat¬ 
ment of a mare with lampas? a. l. c. 
Michigan. 
Lampas is not a disease, but merely a 
swollen condition of the palate just back 
of the upper incisor teeth. As a rule this 
condition is duo to irritation of the gums 
from the cutting of teeth. Never let any¬ 
one cut or burn the swollen parts. Give 
the mare some old, hard ears of corn to 
chew on daily and twice daily swab parts 
with a solution of half an ounce of borax 
to a pint of water. The first step in treat¬ 
ment should be to have the teeth attended 
to by a veterinarian. a. s. a. 
Cough. 
One of my horses, about 23 years old, 
is troubled at times with a cough which 
he has had for nearly two years. Some¬ 
times he will go quite a time without 
coughing but this Winter it seems to bother 
more than usual. lie does not pant or 
blow when driven or at work and shows 
no sign of heaves other than the cough. 
He is in good condition. I feed him on 
cornfodder, very little hay as he is idle 
most of the Winter, also he does not get 
much corn. What would be a good rem¬ 
edy for the cough ? M. b. f. 
New Jersey. 
Wet all feed and see that the stable is 
kept clean and perfectly ventilated. Have 
his tGetli put in order by a veterinarian. 
If cough persists give half to one ounce 
of glyco-heroin two or three times a day. 
a. s. A. 
Thin Horse. 
I have a horse seven years old, weighs 
about 1000 pounds, very speedy, but is 
very poor in body. I have been feeding 
since December 24, 1912, about six quarts 
of oats, three quarts of bran and a little 
dried grains daily and all the hay he can 
eat. He is driven about twice or three 
times a w r eek for about two or three hours 
at a time. He has good life and chews 
his feed all up, so 1 do not think his 
teeth are off. What is the best thing to 
do for a curb that is just starting? I 
am rubbing on pure lard now. o. s. 
New York. 
Have his teeth attended to by a veterin¬ 
arian and if he tends to bolt his feed 
give it from a wide bottomed shallow feed 
box. Allow free access to rock salt. Feed 
five parts whole oats and one part wheat 
bran, dampened with water. Allow at the 
rate of one pound of this feed per 100 
pounds of body weight as a day’s ration and 
a similar amount of hay. Make the horse 
work or exercise every day. If improve¬ 
ment does not follow have a veterinarian 
give him an aloes physic ball, after feed¬ 
ing two or three bran mashes. Several 
times a day rub the curb firmly downwards 
with a tooth brush handle and at night 
swab with a mixture of equal parts of tur¬ 
pentine and tincture of iodine and two 
parts alcohol, but do not rub this mix¬ 
ture in. a. s. a. 
Strychnine Poisoning. 
Can you tell me what was the matter 
with my dog? He was a Boston bull, 
strong and vigorous, five years old, bred 
and raised on the place and had never 
been sick a day before. He never had been 
kept chained. Sunday morning he seemed 
ns usual and ate a good breakfast, about 
12.30 he went with me for a walk in my 
wood lot, and was not out of my sight five 
mniutes. About 15 minutes after returning 
he began to tremble violently, his body 
and legs became rigid and he had what 
resembled an epileptic fit. Between 1.30 
and 7 o’clock, when he died, he had six 
or eight fits, all similar to the first one. 
Between the fits he seemed sensible, obeyed 
my voice as readily as usual, could stand 
and walk, but his body and legs seemed 
rigid and without feeling, and he walked 
stiffly, like an automaton. He seemed to 
be in no pain, and at no time did he 
froth at the mouth or try to bite or snap. 
He seemed very sensitive to any noise. 
What are the symptoms of strychnine pois¬ 
oning and is there any antidote? 
Massachusetts. j. h. c. 
You have described the symptoms of 
strychnine poisoning and there can be little 
question that that was what ailed the dog. 
He should have had an emetic when seen 
to be affected and this might have been 
followed by drenches of milk. To keep 
the dog quiet the veterinarian would ad¬ 
minister doses of chloral hydrate by way 
of the rectum. Cases of recovery are com¬ 
paratively few. 
Paralysis in Young Calves. 
I have a young calf (10 weeks old), un¬ 
able to stand on her feet. She eats well 
and has no injuries whatever, hut cannot 
use her legs. Nobody can tell me cause or 
remedy. What would you suggest to do? 
New York. d. e. s. 
Paralysis in youg calve's, when not due 
to an injury, usually comes from indiges¬ 
tion and especially from overloading of the 
paunch with innutritious hay, straw or 
fodder. The paunch (first stomach) of a 
young calf is not developed and cannot 
properly care for roughage. At the first 
sign of trouble the calf should have a full 
dose of physic, together with rectal injec¬ 
tions of soapy warm water to encourage 
free evacuation of the bowels. The physic 
should be followed by stimulants in warm 
flaxseed tea, administered as a drench three 
times a day. The loins should be rubbed 
with liniment and thoroughly massaged 
twice daily. a. s. a~ 
Nose Bleed in a Horse. 
What is the cause of nose bleed in a 
horse? Is it dangerous or likely to recur, 
and what is the remedy? *n. m. d. 
Connecticut. 
If the blood is dark colored and runs 
from one nostril it comes from the head 
and is not dangex-ous. This may be stopped 
by applying ice or cold water to the poll 
of the head and face; or if it persists 
oakum may be stuffed into the nostrils after 
puffing in a little Monsell’s powder, finely 
powdered alum, or tannic acid. If the 
blood is light in color, runs from both 
nostrils and is frothy it comes from the 
lungs, and such bleeding indicates a dan¬ 
gerous condition. The horse would have 
to be rested, given fluid extract of ergot 
and afterward a course of tonics. Care 
would have to be taken not to excite or 
overwork a horse that has had such a hem¬ 
orrhage. Bleeding from the nose is some¬ 
times seen in glanders, so that an affected 
horse should be carefully examined by a 
qualified veterinarian. a. s. a. 
Diarrhoea in Cow. 
I have a cow due to calve within two 
months that is loose in her bowels; she 
seems to be all right otherwise. Is this 
detrimental to her health? If so what can 
1 do to stop it? It does not seem natural 
as they are generally the other way in 
this respect. j. g. s. 
East Milton, Mass. 
If the discharges are watery, bad smell¬ 
ing and frequent and the cow rapidly loses 
flesh, although eating her usual rations, 
the disease probably is .Tohne’s disease 
(chronic bacterial dysentery), and is in¬ 
curable. This disease is spread by the 
manure of the affected cow. Ordinary loose¬ 
ness of the bowls may be remedied by more 
careful feeding and if necessary,' after 
changes in feed have been made, giving 
browned wheat flour in the feed, or a table¬ 
spoonful dose, two or three times daily, of 
a mixture of two parts prepared chalk' and 
one part each of powdered ginger root, 
catechu and subnitrate of bismuth. Avoid 
feed that is moldy or frosted. a. s. a. 
Indigestion. 
Would you inform me what to do for a 
horse when his water is thick and of a 
milky color? c. V. s. 
Rhode Island. 
Cut down the grain ration and increase 
the work or exercise. Bed with planing 
mill shavings if he eats his bedding. Have 
his teeth put in order by a veterinarian. 
Indigestion is the cause of the condition of 
the urine mentioned. See that all feed is 
sound and especially free from molds. Car¬ 
rots would be good for this horse. Avoid 
giving strong medicine; but if the trouble 
persists after the changes here advised have 
been made, mix one dram of boric acid in 
his feed night and morning. a. s. a. 
Balking. 
Can you give me some way I can break 
a balky horse, a very valuable one, but 
whipping and making go in a circle have 
no effect. After he is started he goes all 
right. it. J. it. 
New York. 
There is no “sure cure” in such cases; 
hut as a rule benefit comes from harness¬ 
ing the balky horse alongside of a quiet, 
experienced work horse. If this plan does 
not suffice try harnessing the balky horse 
between two steady ones and making him 
work in that position. If he balks in the 
center the two side horses will make him 
quit that foolishness. If all other plans 
fail put side lines on him when he balks; 
cast him down and “hog tie” him. Then 
let him lie there for a while. Repeat this 
treatment each time he balks and he will 
be likely to tire of the habit. A. s. a. 
Nervous Colt. 
We are trying to break a three-year- 
old colt. He has been hitched about 50 
times; he is quiet and gentle, not afraid 
of cars or autos, at first went straight 
and fine. lie crowds the other horse so 
badly now that it is hardly safe to cross 
a bridge. He has been hitched on both 
sides, but he crowds so badly he almost 
lies down. Can you tell me what to do? 
Illinois. F. J. w. 
Put side blinders on the bridle, as the 
colt probably has defective eyesight and 
so shies at the ‘objects mentioned. If that 
is not the case it will be just necessary to 
keep on driving and experiencing the colt to 
the sights now causing alarm. a. s. a. 
Scratches. 
I have a horse that has the scratches 
on both his hind feet just below the fet¬ 
lock. Could you give me a good perma¬ 
nent cure? c. J. k. 
New York. 
The condition of the skin of the heels, 
commonly termed scratches in horses, is 
akin to chapped hands in man and like the 
latter ailment commonly is induced by 
washing and failure to dry the parts per¬ 
fectly. As a matter of general practice, it 
is best not to wash the legs of horses 
from November to May in a northern cli¬ 
mate; but they should be thoroughly dried 
and rubbed clean each time a horse comes 
into the stable. Care also should be taken 
to keep a horse from standing in a cold 
draft while its legs are wet. Poultice the 
affected parts for a few days with hot 
flaxseed meal, then cleanse and dry thor¬ 
oughly. Afterwards apply freely twice a 
day an ointment composed'of one" dram each 
of spirits of camphor, compound tincture 
of benzoin, two drams of sulphur and one 
ounce of lard. In an old standing case of 
scratches, where the skin of the affected 
parts is hairless, thick and dry and cracks 
form when the animal walks, simple treat¬ 
ment such as we have prescribed here, will 
not suffice, and in such cases it is best 
to blister the parts with cerate of can- 
tharides. The blister removes the outer 
layer of insensitive skin and this is followed 
by a growth of new sound skin. a. s. a. 
Feeding Brood Sows. 
Would it be injurious to brood sows to 
turn them in on green rye to pasture either 
before or after they farrowed? Do man- 
gel, or Golden Tankard beets make a good 
ration for brood sows during Winter sea¬ 
son when other green forage is not to he 
had, and which is the better of the two? 
Pennsylvania. j. L- a . 
Brood sows should not on any account 
be suddenly turned into a green rye field 
when in pig. Sudden change of feed and 
too much green feed may cause abortion. 
If ful'y fed before turning out and put 
into the field before there is much growth 
to be eaten off and then allowed to sta.i 
in the field but a short time at first they 
may be gradually accustomed to the green 
feed and it will prove beneficial. When 
pigs are strong and healthy the sow and 
pigs may go on green rye for a time daily, 
if above precautions are taken. Beets 
and mangels are excellent feed for breeding 
sows along with Alfalfa or clover hay. If 
sound and clean either of the roots men¬ 
tioned may be used. There is practically 
no choice between them. a s a 
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