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‘Ibe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 3. 1920 
Ailing Animals 
Answered by Dr. A. S. Alexander 
Injured Foot 
I Lave an ox tliat got fast in a snow¬ 
drift and stepped on the small horn above 
the fetlock of his front hoof and ripped 
it off. What may I do to give proper 
treatment so it will heal up. and also 
what can I do to protect it from further 
abrasion from the crusty earth or mud? 
Connecticut. J. C. b. 
Cleanse the wound perfectly and disin¬ 
fect with a two per cent solution of coal- 
tar disinfectant or carbolic acid. Then 
cover the wound with a mixture of one 
part each of subnitrate of bismuth and 
calomel and six parts of boric acid kept 
in place with absorbent cotton and cleau 
bandages. A leather boot may be buckled 
on to protect the part if the ox must work. 
Swelling 
My family cow has a swelling on the 
inside of her knees. She had a smaller 
swelling there last Winter, which went 
away of its own accord. This time it is 
larger. It does not bother her to walk 
and it is not very sore. -She is in good 
flesh and doing well. ii. A. D. 
Connecticut. 
Bruises no doubt caused the puff or 
swelling on the knee, and to ja-event it 
the cow should, if possible, be allowed a 
box stall or be so stanchioned that the 
knee will not be bruised upon the curb 
or manger. Twice daily rub in 10 per 
cent iodin vasogen or petrogen. When a 
large cyst forms on the knee it has to be 
opened for liberation of serum. Such 
cySts, called hygroma, are quite common 
in cows and are caused by bruising. 
Itching Skin 
I have a six-year-old mare that the hair 
comes off in spots, and she itches when in 
the stall; has a good appetite, but does 
not seem to have much life. I notice that 
the flies do not bother her as they do the 
other horses, which I thought indicated 
a blood disease. I have examined her 
very carefully for lice, but find no indica¬ 
tion of any. Can you give me any rem¬ 
edy? C. F. M. 
New York. 
Clip the more at once and wash affected 
skin with a 1-100 solution of coal-tar dip ; 
then apply a little sulphur ointment to 
any part that remains itchy. Chicken lice 
might possibly cause such irritation. Make 
that impossible. Work or exercise the 
mare daily and do not feed corn or green 
grass. If the itchiuess persists, give her 
half an ounce of granular hyposulphite of 
soda once daily in her feed. 
Lameness 
A mule has been lame on his right hind 
leg more or less for the past two years: 
this does not seem to bother him much 
while he is at work, but after he has done 
a hard day’s work and goes to start out 
the next morning he can hardly stand his 
weight on it until he gets limbered up. 
I notice now there seems to be a swollen 
T*laeo between the hoof and first joint. 
Pennsylvania. c. n. 
The symptoms suggest bone spavin, and 
if one is present you should have it and 
the entire hock joint fired and blistered by 
a qualified veterinarian, and then tie the 
mule up short iu a stall for six weeks. 
If you mean that the lump is on the ten¬ 
dons at the back of the leg line-firing and 
blistering also would be the best treatment 
for that condition. 
Indigestion 
I have a horse about eight year old. iu 
good condition, that seems to be always 
looking for something to gnaw on. lie is 
ot doing much, so am feeding him lightly, 
two or three ears of corn and cornstalks 
at a feeding. lie chews the wood around 
the manger. Could you advise me how to 
cure him of this? This horse also, at 
times, gets an itch, mostly upon his back. 
It seems as though small kernels of wheat 
are under the skin, and he is very sensitive 
in these places. He mostly gets the itch 
iu Summer, when he is fed heavily and 
not worked for a few days, and when fed 
heavily for a week or so and not doiug 
any work he seems to get too full of blood, 
and if worked hard become all sweaty in 
a very short time. If kept working he 
staggers and is weak in the back. J. c. 
New York. 
The horse suffers from chronic indiges¬ 
tion and that is the cause of the depraved 
appetite and of Summer itch. Clip him 
in Spring and Fall and do not feed corn 
or green grass in Summer unless he is do¬ 
ing no work. Never let horse stand 
for a single ay withoi work or active 
outdoor exercise. Turn him out iu the 
yard when not at work. Allow access to 
rock salt and feed oats, bran, carrots and 
hay head of corn, etc. Stop all grain 
when he is idle. If you can let him eat 
the bark of poplar (“popple”) stems and 
boughs that may stop the eating of wood, 
but also apply kerosene or turpeutiue to 
the mangers. 
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330 West 30tli Street New York 
