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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 1, 1919 
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Ailing Animals 
Lameness 
Can you suggest a good veterinary 
salve for horse that has bad sprain in 
forward foot, or one of his joints? I 
have tried blisters and various lini¬ 
ments without results. It seems to be 
in the bone, or bad sprain, and think if 
I had a good salve made up it might 
have good results with good care and 
rubbing in. W. m. 
New York. 
We cannot decide from your descrip¬ 
tion what may be the seat or cause of 
the lameness, but if you think a blister¬ 
ing salve is indicated, use a mixture of 
two drams each of biniodide of mercury 
aud powdered cautharides aud three 
ounces of lard. Clip off the hair aud 
brush the skin clean and dry. Tie the 
horse up short so that he will be un¬ 
able to kick or bite the treated part. 
Rub the blister iu, a little at a time, for 
15 minutes; then smear some of it upon 
the skin. Wash the blister off in 48 
hours and then apply a little lard once 
daily. Turn the horse into a box stall 
as soon as the blister has been washed 
off. Repeat the blister in three or four 
weeks, if it seems to be necessary. We 
are taking it for granted that you have 
had a horseshoer carefully examine the 
hoof. If not, have that done before ap¬ 
plying the blister, which may prove un¬ 
necessary. A. s. A. 
Fistulous Sore 
I have a small driving mare about 25 
years old, which I am keeping for an er¬ 
rand horse, etc. I have discovered a 
large running sore high up between her 
jaw bones where it was out of sight. 
As I did not see it until a day or two 
ago, I think it must have been there for 
some time and only just broken and com¬ 
menced to run. There is a hole large 
enough to admit a linger tip, and the dis¬ 
charge is very offensive. ITorse has been 
fed on good Timothy hay, and generally 
keeps well on it without grain; lately 
has been off her feed a little, but is yet 
in good condition. I am now feeding 
two quarts of oats and two quarts.of 
bran with a condition powder in same 
twice a day, which she eats readily, and 
the sore is being washed out with soap 
and water. I would like your opinion 
as to the nature, cause and further 
treatment of the trouble. II. M. G. 
New York. 
In all probability examination and 
probing will show that the fistulous tract 
or sore connects with the roots of a split 
or diseased molar tooth. If so, you 
should have an experienced veterinarian 
extract the tooth. Then flush out the 
sinus and cavity twice daily with a one 
per cent solution of permanganate of 
potash until the bad-smelling discharge 
subsides, after which inject daily, by 
means of a fountain syringe, lukewarm 
water containing a heaping teaspoonful 
of bicarbonate of soda to the quart. 
Meanwhile inject the permanganate so¬ 
lution daily. A. s. A. 
Thin Horses 
I have a team of horses six and seven 
years old. They have a very heavy coat 
of hair and are thin. There is no limit 
to their appetite. The meals consist of 
five ears of corn and Timothy hay, when 
not working. I am giving them a medi¬ 
cated salt. They SAveat easily while at 
work. G. E. 
New Jersey. 
Stop feeding medicated salt, but allow 
free access to rock salt. Feed a mixture 
of whole oats aud one-sixth part of 
wheat bran and dampen it at meal times. 
Of this allow a trifle over one pound for 
each 100 lbs. of body weight as a day’s 
ration, divided into three equal feeds. 
Add ear corn at night iu cold weather. 
Give the drinking water before meals. 
Feed hay in the same proportion as 
grain, but allow two-thirds of it at night 
two hours after grain. Do not feed any 
hay at noou, when the horses are work¬ 
ing hard. Increase hay and lessen grain 
during idle spells, but always give ex¬ 
ercise every day. Have the teeth put in 
order by a veterinarian. Also clip the hair 
from the legs above the knees and hocks 
and from the belly to a line with the 
straps of breast collar and breeching. 
This will stop sweating in the stable. 
A. 8. A. 
Diseased Skin 
I have a young driving team that runs 
in the pasture all of the time during the 
Summer and are driven Winters. F.ast 
Fall one of them had small blotches 
come on her hips about the size of peas; 
they would come off, taking the hair 
with them. Sometimes I have noticed 
larger blotches or swellings (nearly as 
large as my hand) but these did not 
break the skin or lose the hair. Last 
Fall I fed her condition powders and 
after a time she got over it. This Fall 
I have just commenced cleaning them up 
for the Winter, and what I supposed to 
be mud and dirt on their hips and backs 
I find to be all covered with those small 
blotches, aud they have spread so they 
arc nearly a solid blotch the size of a sil¬ 
ver dollar in some places. They seem to 
be mostly on their hips, but extend along 
their backs. They have discharged so 
they look like mud spattered on them. 
They have been fed Alfalfa and Tim¬ 
othy hay and whole oats since they were 
taken from the pasture about six Aveeks 
ago. They seem to feel fine and are in 
good flesh. There is a bad odor I notice 
Avhen I go in the stable, but I am un¬ 
able to tell where it comes from. What 
is the matter with them, Avhat is the 
cause, what should be the treatment? 
NeAv York. H. d. 
I have a horse that has been troubled 
with eruption of the skin on the hips 
for about three months back, and does 
not seem to get any better. It is broken 
out on both hips; scabs are formed near¬ 
ly six inches square and about half an 
inch thick, and pus has formed in them. 
It seems to irritate the horse \'ery much. 
Can you tell me Avhat ails him and rem¬ 
edy for same? a. j. av. 
Ncav York. 
The description suggests ringAvorm or 
eczema. We cannot decide Avhieh. We 
should advise you to saturate the spots 
daily Avith sweet oil or cottonseed oil un¬ 
till it becomes possible perfectly to re¬ 
move the crusts or scabs. Then paint 
each spot Avitli tincture of iodine tAviee 
daily for tAvo days, aud afterward apply 
every three days a mixture of tAvo 
ounces of floAvers of sulphur, half an 
ounce of coal tar dip and one pint of 
cottonseed oil or SAveet oil. Groom the 
horses daily and Avork or exercise them 
every day, Feed carrots as part of the 
ration. A. s. a. 
Stomach Worms of Sheep 
What can I do for sheep that have 
stomach worms? One of my eAve lambs 
seems to groAV thin, stand around, seems 
to be dull and not much life. R. n. S. 
Maine. 
Stomach worms are tiny thread-like ob¬ 
jects found in the brown fluid in the last 
or fourth compartment of the stomach 
(abomasum). They are best destroyed 
by starving a lamb or sheep for 18 to 24 
hours and then giving a dose of a solu¬ 
tion of one ounce of best sulphate of 
copper (bluestone) iu two quarts of soft 
Avater. The dose is from three-fourths 
of au ounce to three and one-half ounces, 
according to age and size of lamb or 
sheep. Withhold drinking water for six 
hours after giving the medicine. 
A. s. a. 
Cough 
A pig, every time it breathes, snores 
as if something was iu its nostrils or 
throat. If let out. to run around and runs 
hard it coughs; eats well and thriving 
A T ery AA'ell; is about 187 pounds. Could 
you give me a remedy for it? T. M. A. 
Nova Scotia. 
An obstruction in the nostrils may 
cause such a condition, so see that they 
are clear and after syringing Avith Avarm 
water and a little baking soda inject a 
small quantity of sweet oil. If there is 
no improvement and the obstruction is 
not due to enlargement and distortion of 
the bones of the snout Ave should suspect 
tliat tuberculosis of the glands of the 
throat is present. As the pig is in good 
flesh it Avotild be a good plan to slaughter 
the animal and use the meat if a quali¬ 
fied veterinarian does not find tuberculosis 
or any other serious disease present. 
A. s. A. 
Sores on Teats 
What is the best remedy to use for 
coavpox? I hav’e tAvo coavs Avith very 
sore teats and udders; have used several 
different salves aud cannot get them 
cured. I have been told that it is cow- 
pox. J. SL B. 
The cowpox has to run its course and 
there is no remedy, but the severity of 
the condition may be lessened by treat¬ 
ment and the disease piawented from 
spreading. Often the trouble is greatly 
aggravated by filth infection of the sores 
and these may then become chronic and 
obstinate. The pustule of true cowpox 
is concave and the lymph is contained in 
several compartments. In a boil or pim¬ 
ple pus is present in one compartment. 
Iu false coavpox due to wet and filth the 
sores are angry red and pus may exude 
from the scabs. Isolate affected cows and 
milk them last, for the infection may be 
spread by the milker’s hands. Night and 
morning immerse the affected teats in hot 
Avater containing all the boric acid it Avill 
dissolve; also use this solution to bathe 
the udder if inflamed. Apply glycerite of 
tannin to the sores as found necessary. 
A. S. A. 
