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THE RURAE NEW-YORKER 
February 7, 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Lameness. 
I have bought a horse six years old. 
He is hurt in his front ankle. He stepped 
on a round stone and threw his ankle 
forward so that it stands out on his hoof 
in a big bunch. He did it a month ago. 
J. M. 
A boot and brace should be made by 
the harness maker to keep the fetlock 
joint in place. Hand rub the part three 
times daily and then put on the boot. If 
that plan does not succeed it may be that 
a veterinarian would find the operation 
of tenotomy (cutting of the tendons) the 
right treatment in this condition. It 
perfectly succeeds in many cases of 
knuckling. A. S. A. 
Indigestion. 
I have a horse 15 or 16 years old, 
which was in good flesh last Spring, but 
after being on pasture for a couple of 
months, it went down considerably, not¬ 
withstanding the fact that it was fed 
four quarts of oats morning and even¬ 
ing. I have been feeding it commercial 
feeds, but it does not seem to pick up. 
When in good flesh it weighs about 1.100 
pounds. It does not seem to digest oats 
properly, which is one reason I have 
been feeding it soft feed. F. J. K. 
Pennsylvania. 
Have the teeth attended to by a quali¬ 
fied veterinarian, as the old horse cannot 
properly masticate feed. Then feed whole 
oats and wheat bran along with the best 
of hay, and if possible add carrots. Al¬ 
low one pound of oats for each hundred 
pounds of body weight, and a like amount 
of hay as a day’s ration, and increase the 
feed slightly as improvement takes place. 
Make the horse work every day, or at 
least take abundant exercise every day. 
If the coat is long and coarse, either clip 
the horse or remove the hair from the 
belly and from the legs above knees and 
hocks. A. s. A. 
• Warm Water for Fresh Cow. 
Is it necessary to give a cow that has 
just freshened warm water for drinking, 
for two or three days, or is cold water 
just as good? A. s. j 
New York. 
It is not necessary; but it is thought 
best to at least take the chill off the 
drinking water. Certainly ice cold water 
should not be offered. It is usual to give 
the newly calved cow a drink of bran, and 
oatmeal in ■warm water well sweetened 
with molasses. This is good for her, 
strengthening and laxative. A. s. A. 
Fistula. 
I have a horse seven years old that 
has been treated by local physicians. He 
has a sore on his lower jaw which opens 
and runs every two weeks. The veterin¬ 
arian told me to burn it with caustic. I 
burned it three times and it does no good, 
lie has had this sore two years. It does 
not bother him in eating and his teeth 
are all solid. I cannot find any hole in 
jaw bone. What can be done for it? 
Ohio. II. F. 
Home treatment will not avail in such 
a case of fistula. The discharging pipe 
connects with the salivary duct (Steno’s) 
or with a diseased molar tooth, or with 
diseased jawbone. Such a case should be 
placed in a veterinary hospital for sur¬ 
gical treatment. A. s. a. 
Swollen Knee. 
My horse has a swollen knee caused 
by hitting on the manger. What can be 
done for it? M. o. 
New Jersey. 
If the swelling has been there for some 
time, and has become hard and does not 
lessen in size when the horse takes plenty 
of exercise, it is unlikely that treatment 
will do much good. Make it impossible 
for the horse to further bruise the knee, 
(’lip off the hair and each other day give 
the joint a thorough rubbing with oleate 
of mercury. A. s. A. 
Malignant CEdema. 
January 1 my filly had a swelling along 
the side of face from the angle of the 
mouth to about the second molar about 
two inches in diameter. January 2 swell¬ 
ing involved both sides and face, jaws 
partly open, tongue protruding and swol¬ 
len. By night bead was enormously 
swollen clear to the neck, sloughing of 
mucous membrane, very bad odor; Jan¬ 
uary 3, morning, dead. She was with 
other colts in a covered yard; had hay, 
straw, corn fodder and grain in good con¬ 
dition. There was no other swelling, and 
she was apparently all right December 31. 
Can you tell me the disease and remedy? 
New York. w. w. c. 
A scratch or wound became invaded 
by the germs which cause malignant 
(edema and death resulted. The swell¬ 
ings should have been scarified at once, 
swabbed with disinfectant, especially 
tincture of iodine, and the tincture might 
also have been injected into the tissues. 
Quinine should have been given internally 
along with stimulant, but such cases gen¬ 
erally prove fatal. A. s. A. 
Supernumerary Teat. 
I have a three-year-old heifer coming 
fresh, second calf, in March. She has a 
double teat with two openings, one one- 
half inch shorter than the other. It 
makes it disagreeable to milk. Will you 
advise me about this? llow long should 
she go dry? F. J. s. 
Ohio. 
The heifer should go dry for six weeks 
before calving and during that time a 
qualified veterinarian might obliterate the 
duct in the small teat; but this cannot 
safely be done when the heifer is giving 
milk, nor should such an operation be 
attempted by the owner. a. s. a. 
Lameness. 
I have a horse that is in fine condition, 
about eight years old, but is lame in his 
left hind leg. There are hard lumps in 
joints. lie has been this way for quite 
a while. lie hitches or hops when made 
to trot, but does not go very lame when 
walking. What is best to do for him? 
Long Island. H. S. L. 
Bone spavin and ringbone appear to 
be present and a graduate veterinarian 
should be employed to fire and blister the 
parts. Then give the horse at least six 
weeks of absolute rest tied up in a nar¬ 
row stall. a. s. A. 
Training Dog to Harness. 
I have a three-year-old Saint Bernard 
dog which I would like to train pulling 
a small wagon for the children, but have 
been told the dog is too old and must be 
altered, and should buy a billy goat. Do 
you think the dog could be trained? 
Could I use a milch goat for that pur¬ 
pose, or must it be a billy? E. G. 
New Jersey. 
The dog may be successfully trained 
and should not be altered. That opera¬ 
tion will make him a fat, sluggish, good- 
for-nothing animated doormat. An al¬ 
tered goat makes a good harness animal 
for children, but don’t use a billy or milch 
goat. A. S. A. 
Pat and Mike had got half way around 
the menagerie tent when they came to an 
opening marked “exit.” “Wonder what 
kind of a baste that is?” said Pat. “We’ll 
go in and see, anyhow,” said Mike, and 
next moment they found themselves out 
under the stars.—Boston Transcript. 
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