V 
COMMON DISEASES AND AILMENTS 
As to the common diseases and ailments attacking mares and colts, and 
preventive measures and remedies thereof, these are indicated following 
the stud farms mentioned below: 
Cornell University—1. Navel infection. The navel is disinfected and 
the stalls cleaned. Veterinary aid is advocated. 2. Diarrhoea. “Don’t 
overfeed and have mare cool when brought in.” Castor oil is recom¬ 
mended. 
Gossard Breeding Estates—1. Colic. As a preventive the animals 
should be carefully fed, while for remedy Gile’s medicine and new warm 
milk are prescribed. 2. Diarrhoea or scours. Careful feeding of healthy 
animals is emphasized in order to evade the malady, and for remedies va¬ 
rious means are employed. 
Lakewood Farm. 1. Navel infection. To prevent the occurrence of this 
thorough disinfection is enforced during foaling time. 2. Scours. The 
patient is given good physic by using castor oil to be followed by raw eggs. 
3. Constipation. Castor oil is also employed and also warm soap-sud in¬ 
jections. 
Santa Anita Rancho—1. Ordinary colds. The animals should be shel¬ 
tered from cold rain and wind. During the attack the patient should 
have good care and simple aids. 2. Influenza; and 3. Strangles, for both 
of which the veterinarian should be consulted. 
University of Illinois—1. Influenza. Preventive. Horsemen are 
warned not to mix horses of the home herd with strange ones. 2. Colic. 
Proper feeding is a precautionary measure to be followed in order to 
evade this. 3. Diarrhoea. The mares should be fed on dry feed not 
laxative in nature. 
Lefebure Sons’ Co—1. Navel disease. Iodine is used for this. 2. Dis¬ 
temper. For this Spohn’s cure is applied. 
Iowa State College—1. Distemper. For prevention keep healthy ones 
separate from infected individuals. The remedy adopted is to open ab¬ 
scesses, if any, and to keep the animal from exposure in bad weather. 2. 
Colic. Plenty of exercise and laxative feed will act as preventives. For 
cure, sweet spirits of nitre and ginger are used. 3. Joint evil. Preven¬ 
tion—cleanliness and vaccine. For remedy the veterinarian is consulted. 
4. Navel infection. The same preventive as of joint ill. Remedy: Cau¬ 
terize end with tincture of iodine or phenol. 5. Diarrhoea (attacking 
foals, 3 or 4 months of age). Remedy: Take mare off pasture and put 
on dry feed. Then the colt is doctored. 
Michigan Agricultural College—1. Navel disease. Chloroform and 
turpentine are recommended to close the navel. Streptococcus vaccine is 
employed. 
Augstin states that by adopting a system of vaccination a most efficient 
measure of preventing the occurrence of diseases among mares and colts 
is obtained. Ritchie mentions distemper as the common disease affecting 
his mares and colts, which is, however, avoided by vaccination, and in 
the event of its introduction, the Spohn’s distemper cure finds use. At the 
Minnesota University it is claimed that abortion and navel ill cause the 
greatest trouble, while Dix says it is influenza that is observed commonly 
attacking mares and colts at the Pentolia Stock Farm. For influenza the 
serum treatment is mentioned as the means of preventive. Holbert men¬ 
tions colic, scours and injuries (caused by accidents) as the common 
troubles at the Holbert Farms. According to Truman, mares are not at¬ 
tacked by any common disease, but a number of joint ill cases of foals 
