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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 
1019 
Ailing Animals 
Answered by Dr. A. S. Alexander 
Polyuria 
What, if anything, can bo done for an 
Airedale, seven years old? She is in good 
condition apparently, but her urine seems 
to. flow without her being able to 
check it. We feed her a mixture of equal 
parts of mixed feed or bran, meal, reddog 
flour and beef scraps once per day. She 
also has about all the milk she wishes to 
drink. She never goes away from home, 
only as she goes with the team. 
Massachusetts. mrs. m. e. h. 
Have the dog live an outdoor life and 
for a time feed oatmeal and milk each 
evening, but also allow a big raw beef 
bone twice a week. If tin* urinary trouble 
persists, give 10 drops of syrup of iodide 
of iron iu sweetened water once a day 
and increase to two doses a day and if 
necessary three doses if the trouble per¬ 
sists. The doses also may be increased in 
amount gradually if no improvement oc¬ 
curs. It is far better, however, not to 
give medicine of any sort until it is found 
absolutely necessary, and it is quite likely 
that none will be needed in this case if 
you make the dog live a natural outdoor 
life and have a very simple diet. 
Paralysis 
A two-year-old Holstein, presumably 
due to calve in June, in rather thin flesh, 
but not poor, got bogged two weeks ago, 
and on being taken out was unable to 
get up, or at least would not try to. I 
hauled her to the barn on a stone boat 
and she has lain ever since and seems not 
to improve. She eats, drinks, chews her 
cud and seems iu no pain. At times she 
seems to try to rise, but when one takes 
hold to help her she will not help herself. 
Yesterday I rigged a sling and lifted her. 
She would move her limbs and at times 
1 ‘ested some of her weight on them, but 
most of the time simply hung in the sling. 
After two or three hours she lay.appar¬ 
ently helpless in the sling, her head hang¬ 
ing down, and plainly in pain, so I let her 
down and she now lies at ease. What 
prospect is there of her final recovery? 
Michigan. A. E. 
As the condition described was caused 
by injury the chances of recovery are very 
poor. The first step in such cases should 
be to determine whether or not a bone is 
broken. That is done by working each leg 
in turn and listening, with the ear close to 
the skin, for a grating noise. If a frac¬ 
ture is.present it would be best to put the 
animal out of its misery. If no evidence 
of a break is found, we should scare the 
heifer by throwing a dog on her back. 
That plan often “works" when all other 
ones fail. We applied it once to a cow 
that had been down for two weeks in the 
corner of a big pasture and she jumped up 
instantly, bawled with fright and ran for 
(»0 acres before stopping. The owner 
hated to pay the fee for that treatment, but 
after all it was cheaper and more effective 
than drugs. Cows cannot successfully be 
suppouiPi with slings as is a horse. If 
the cow cannot be ddfged to rise and* you 
decide to treat her, she shibuld have in¬ 
creasing doses of fluid extract of mix 
vomica three times daily, starting with 
15 drops at a dose, in a little water, and 
increasing a drop daily at each dose. 
Obstructed Teat 
I have a high-grade Jersey and Guern- 
sev cow, four years old; her second calf is 
four months old. Recently the orifice of 
the left hind teat seemed to be somewhat 
obstructed and required much more than 
usual pressure to cause the milk to flow. 
The cow showed evidence of pain. At 
night the stoppage seemed more acute and 
the lower portion of the udder was some¬ 
what inflamed, but subsided when milked. 
Two days later the whole left quarter was 
somewhat inflamed and the lower portion 
was again reduced upon being milked, 
but the orifice was more inflamed, the 
membrane protruding. The veterinarian 
pronounced it a case of garget, would not 
use anything greasy and prescribed a 
white powder (nitrate of potasium I flunk 
he called it) to be dissolved in water and 
used internally and a white liniment for 
outward application, with instructions to 
milk three times daily until normal con¬ 
ditions returned. The next day the flow 
of milk seemed almost normal and the 
lower portion of 'the udder also! but the 
upper portion was quite hard. At noon I 
was unable to get any milk, but at bed¬ 
time managed to squeeze out a little, 
which seemed to give relief all around, ex¬ 
cept that the protruding membrane be¬ 
came more irritated and the cow kicked 
and fought against the liniment. To re¬ 
lieve the cow I have used only hot water 
for two days and the irritation has been 
much reduced, when able to milk* but the 
condition at the orifice is as bad as evei. 
New York. n. M. S. 
The condition described was caused en¬ 
tirely by infective matter entering and 
causing inflammation of the lining mem¬ 
brane of the milk duct which you have 
seen protruding. In such a condition the 
teat should be immersed for half an hour 
or more three times daily in hot water 
containing all the boric acid It will dis¬ 
solve and a sterilized milking tube should 
be smeared with carbolized vaseline twice 
daily to draw off the milk. If great diffi¬ 
culty found iu inserting the tube the 
protruding or obstructing membrane 
should be reamed out with a small sharp 
scalpel (“kuicking” knife), continuing the 
use if the boric acid solution and applying 
tincture of iodine once daily to the wound. 
The udder also should be frequently fo¬ 
mented with hot water, and it was all 
right to give the nitrate of potash (salt¬ 
peter). We fear, however, that the quar¬ 
ter is ruined, and. if so, the cow should 
not again be bred. 
Collar Boils; Worms 
I have a draft mare five years old that 
is troubled with small bunches forming 
on her shoulders and neck ; sometimes she 
will have one, then again there will be 
three or four. They are about the size of 
a large pea before they break open. She 
had one some time ago that got as large 
as a hickoryuut. I feed her whole oats 
and clover and Timothy hay. I have done 
everything that I knew for her, in¬ 
cluding doctoring her blood. About a 
week ago she passed a long white worm. 
The mare is in good working condition, 
but does not seem to be as full of life as 
ordinary horses of her age usually are. 
Ohio* -c. s. h. 
1. See that the collar fits perfectly and 
keep it clean and smooth. Bathe the neck 
and shoulders three times daily with cold 
water containing a heaping teaspoonful 
of salt to the pint. If boils start despite 
this treatment, paint them thoroughly 
night and morning with tincture of iodine 
and continue after pus is liberated until 
healing is complete. 2. The round worm 
described is known as a round worm 
(Ascaris megalocephala). As worms may 
be causing ill-thrift it would be well to 
give the worm medicine often prescribed 
here. viz., one tablespoonful night and 
morning in the feed of a mixture of two 
parts of table salt and one part each, by 
weight, of sulphur and dried sulphate of 
iron (powdered copperas). Continue for 
a week, then stop for 10 days and then 
repeat the treatment. Omit iron for a 
mare in foal and increase sulphur. The 
medicine kills the worms, and they are 
digested internally, so do not expect to see 
them iu the feces. 
Cat with Cough 
I have a pet cat that has quite a hard 
cough. Ilis nose seems to be snuffly, yet 
it does not run at all. He coughs worse 
when he purrs loud. He seems to feel 
pretty good, yet has not much of an appe¬ 
tite, and is thinner than when he was 
first affected. I tried greasing his nose 
and chest, but it has not helped. Do you 
think he lias caught cold, or has lie cat 
distemper, and will it wear off after a 
little. lie is a year old. 2. Can mange 
in a cat be cured, and how? E. M. s. 
New York. 
1. Cough is simply a symptom of irri¬ 
tation which may be due to one or other 
of many different causes.. Distemper ,or 
bronchitis would be likely causes, and 
cats also have diphtheretic sore throat. 
Give glyco-heroin in 10-drop doses in 
water three times a day, and increase the 
dose as found necessary. As soon as the 
weather is mild let the cat live outdoors 
and only allow it one small feed a day. 2. 
The skin disease may be remedied by 
scrubbing affected spots clean and then 
rubbing iu sulphur ointment once a day. 
two parts oats, two parts barley and <>ne 
part corn, ground together, till two weeks 
ago I put in one-fourth oilmeal. I had 
rather a cold hoghouse but I fixed her up 
good and warm. Would it bo wise to try 
her again for Fall pigs? G. M. B. 
New York. 
The sow was overfed and under exer¬ 
cised. If you had made her take outdoor 
exercise every day and fed light laxative 
slop and Alfalfa hay she might have had 
live, healthy pigs. It is most important 
to keep the bowels active and the muscles 
in good tone. Roots or a little silage are 
useful iu regulating the bowels. 
Garget 
T have a cow with one teat that gives no 
milk. She milked all right until three 
weeks ago, and then she commenced with 
a lump iu her teat about one inch from 
end. I have to uge a milk tube to get 
milk from that teat, and now thick chunks 
of matter come with it. Some people 
call it spider. What is the cause of 
“spider”? J. E. K. 
New York. 
A warty or fibrous growth formed and 
obstructed the milk duct; then infective 
matter was carried iu on the milking 
tube. The quarter now is ruined for milk 
secretion, and such a cow is a menace in 
the stable, as infection may be spread 
from her to other cows by the milker's 
hands. We should advise you to dry off 
milk flow and fit her for the butcher. The 
cause of warty growths is unknown. Sores 
and “spider” often is caused by filth from 
the floor, or elsewhere, or milking with 
wet hands. A. s. a. 
Death of Pigs 
What is the trouble with my brood 
sow? She had three live pigs and 12 
dead ones; all nice big ones. She weighs 
about 550 lbs. and is four years old this 
Spring-; has always done well. I fed her 
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