Ki/iti RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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AILING ANIMALS 
Shoeboil 
I have a horse with a shoe boil; it has 
bt'en cut or lanced and loft a scar or 
angry-looking wound. What woiild be 
best to do for him? j. c. 
New York. 
It would be best to have the shoe boil 
amputated by a qualified surgeon and 
then treat the wound until healed. Only 
a small scar should remain. .\. s. a. 
Scours 
I have an old horse that I am keeping 
for sentiment more than ust* that scours 
badly every Winter. 1 would like sug¬ 
gestions on feeding him. 0. F. M. 
Maryland. 
Have his teeth put in order by a 
veterinarian and then experiment until 
you find what he can eat without scour¬ 
ing. Probably he will do best on whole 
oats and Timothy hay. If he scours, add 
browned wheat flour to the oats. Give 
the drinking water before feeding. Let 
the horse run out for exercise every day. 
A. S. A. 
Weak Horse 
I have a large work horse that seems 
troubb'd with a weakness across his hips. 
The first I noticed was when doing my 
Fall work, and after working a little 
while h(' stopped and would lean over 
on to the pole. If I press on his thigh 
he will drop down, as if it hurt him. A 
few weeks ago I removed a bean as large 
as my thumb. Ilis appc'tite is good and 
he seems to feel well. What should I do 
for him? K. A. K. 
Treatment will not be necessary, other 
than to let the horse work lightly or take 
abundant exercise during day and feed 
him well on whole oats, wlu'.-it bran, ear 
corn, carrots and mixed clover hay. Al¬ 
low him a box stall when In tin' stable. 
A. s. A. 
Windsucking 
What is the trouble with my horse? 
His feed is clean hay and oats; he is 
cleaned every day and has clean (piar- 
ters. He is seven years old. His hair 
stands out from him. making him look 
rough, and mostly all day long he has a 
certain spot on his manger where he 
presses his front teeth against the wood 
and makes a grunting noise. L. S. 
New York. 
The horse is a confirmed cribber and 
windsucker and the vice is incurable and 
the cause of unthrifty condition. Stable 
the horse in a box stall from which has 
been removed everything upon which 
teeth or chin could be set or rested to 
practice the habit. Buckle a wide strap 
fairly tight around the neck just behind 
tlie throat latch. Treat for worms as 
often advised here. A. S. A. 
Partial Paralysis 
A .Jersey c(Tw cannot get up alone, and 
when she walks her left fore foot and 
left hind foot bend backward at the lower 
joint; that is, they double up under her. 
She seems to have no control of either 
foot on left side. Appetite good and 
other conditions good. This cow is alone 
in barn, except for one horse. She had 
been fed four quarts of mixed feed twice 
a day, and all the rowen she would eat. 
mostly Herd’s grass with some witch 
grass'in it. She was giving four qua>-ts 
of milk twice a day—good, rich milk. 
She had but little exerci.‘'e for two 
months past, and is due to freshen on 
.\pril 1. J. F. E. 
The brain apparently Is affected in 
this case and if so there is no remedy. 
Try the effects of turning her out for 
exercise every day. Keep her bowels 
active. Tuberculosis is present in sonu' 
cases of this sort, so it would be well to 
test with tuberculin. A. S. A. 
Slobbering 
What is cause of my four-year-old cow, 
due to calve in abovit two months, chew¬ 
ing constantly as if she had some hard 
morsel in her mouth. She accompanies 
this chewing with much loss of saliva, so 
that when I feed or water her I always 
find a space of four to five inches covered 
with this nasty fluid. She does not cough, 
has good appetite and appears to be per¬ 
fectly healthy. B. RASSAS. 
New Jersey 
Examine the mouth for a foreign body 
l)ossibly lodged in the tongue, gums or 
throat, and the teeth for sharp points or 
disease. It is most likely, however, that 
the cow has actiinomycosis of the tongue 
(wooden tongue). If so the tongue will 
be found enlarged, hard and with sore 
spots upon its surface. This disease may 
be cured by scarifying the tongue, swab¬ 
bing it twice a week with tincture of 
iodine, and giving a dram of iodine of 
potash twice daily for several i)erif)ds of 
10 days, with two week intervals between 
such periods. If no cause can be found 
the cow has depraved appetite and needs 
a change of rations, her feed to include 
wheat bran, oats and oil meal. A. S. A. 
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