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AILING ANIMALS 
Answered by Dr. A. S. Alexander 
Catarrh 
I Lave just started in with a few sheep. 
Two ewes, probably about four years old, 
have a hard cough and dirty nose. The 
cough with one seems to affect her breath¬ 
ing. They commenced to cough while we 
kept them in the barn late last Spring, 
and do not seem to get any better. They 
are in good condition, have plenty of pas¬ 
ture, salt and clean water. The others do 
not seem to have it yet. Where they ate 
their hay the stanchions wore off their 
wool and made it shaggy, so I sheared 
their necks and chests early; thought 
perhaps that might have been the cause 
of their getting a cold. I have only given 
them a little pine tar on their noses. 
Would you tell me what to do? 
New York. M. M. 
Exposure to cold often causes catarrh, 
indicated by such symptoms as you de¬ 
scribe, but more often the discharge from 
the nostrils at this time of the year is 
caused by gadfly grubs in the nostrils and 
upper passages or sinuses of the head. 
There is no certain remedy, hut flushing 
the nostrils out with a 1 per cent solution 
of permanganate of potash may give some 
relief. For cough give equine cough syrup, 
which is good for coughs of sheep as well 
of those of horses and cattle. 
Grease Heel 
Can you advise me as to a sore on 
mare’s foot? It is in the hollow or pas¬ 
tern of the hind foot, something like 
scratches; seems to itch and looks milky 
and smells offensively. I have been us¬ 
ing sulphur and lard for some time, but it 
does not seem to do much good. H. F. W. 
Pennsylvania. 
You have described the characteristic 
symptoms of grease heel, which is a most 
obstinate, chronic disease that will be 
found very difficult to remedy. The mare 
should live without grain, as far as pos¬ 
sible, but may have roots, bran, silage, 
good hay and bright corn stover. Let her 
run outdoors just as much as possible 
when not at work. Let her occupy a 
roomy box stall when in the stable, or 
turn her loose in a shed when not at 
work. Twice daily bathe the affected 
parts thoroughly with a small bucketful 
of soft water containing two ounces of a 
solution of one can of concentrated lye, 
dissolved in two quarts of soft water, to 
he kept in a tightly stoppered jug. Grad¬ 
ually add more of the lye solution if 
found necessary. It should cause the leg 
to sweat profusely. Internally give half 
an ounce of Fowler’s solution of arsenic, 
and gradually increase the dose until she 
is taking an ounce twice a day. When no 
longer needed, gradually discontinue the 
arsenic solution, taking at least 10 days 
to the process. Keep her out of mud and 
wet and in a sanitary stable. 
Poisoning 
T have just lost two pigs. Would you 
advise me just what could be wrong with 
them and the cause for it? About three 
weeks ago one of the pigs started lying 
around and not eating and seemed to lose 
control of its hindquarters. It showed no 
spots or splotches or discolorment what¬ 
ever ; became loose in the bowels and died 
in great agony. I separated the other pig 
from the sick one and in about a week 
after it started the same way, was very 
loose in its bowels and died within a day 
of the other pig. The pigs were six 
months old and weighed about 125 lbar. 
apiece. J. T. M. 
Pennsylvania. 
It seems evident that poison in the food 
caused these losses. Soap or soap powder 
or an excessive amount of salt in garbage 
may cause such poisoning. It may also 
result from feeding tankage in slop that 
is allowed to sour, ferment or decompose. 
Ptomaines form in such conditions and 
prove deadly. Feed tankage dry from a 
self-feeder. If used in slop it must be fed 
at once. Also be careful to keep feeding 
troughs and slop barrels clean, sweet and 
disinfected. 
Eye Disease 
T have a horse going blind in one eye. 
She had the influenza last Winter. I 
have tried several remedies, but without 
avail. Lots of horses in this section have 
gone blind in the last year. n. H. G. 
New York. 
Y'ou should have described the symp¬ 
toms of the eye disease that we might 
have made a confident diagnosis. As it 
is we are only able to guess that the dis¬ 
ease is periodic ophthalmia, also called 
moon blindness. If that is so the eye 
will become inflamed at intervals of a 
month or more, at which time the eyelids 
will swell and become red and tears flow. 
It also is common for the pupil ot the 
eye to become cloudy, bluish or yellow 
from the presence of pus or other abnor¬ 
mal matters in the cornea or anterior 
chamber. < The disease is incurable and 
ends in blindness of one or both eyes from 
cataract. This may be retarded by keep¬ 
ing the eyes covered during attacks with 
a soft cloth or compress to he constantly 
wetted with a solution of all the boric 
acid hot water will dissolve. Use the 
solution when cold. At such times also 
give a dram of iodide of potash in the 
drinking water twice daily. 
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