Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1852-01-22
Heaves IN HORSES.

| it has often been remarked to us that the dis
ease in horses called the s.hcaves, is more pre-
lvalent now than it was formerly. We cannot
say whether it is fact that there are more issE
lses troubled with this disorder than there used
TO be, or whether, as t!ercare more horses now
lin existence, there are consequently more seen
troubled in this way, while the comparative
number of diseased ones may be the same. We
have rcvcr been fully satisfied in regard to the
real cause of this disease, or the real seat OF IT.
Every one, however, can soon distinguish the
symptoms. It consists in difficulty OF breath
ing,-A-the flanks, OF respiratory muscles, seem
Ito do the whole work, and that, too, very iaho-
riousy. The air is drawn into the lungs when
the muscles at the iianks begin to draw in as It
pushing out The breath, and after pressing in
with good deal Of action, they drop suddenly
as il catch or spring had let go Of thems and
they fell by their own weight. There Is also q
dry, hacking cough attending the disease, and
lon driving the horse quick, the cough - often
excited, and this laborious breathing IS brought
on very severely. This would seem to tix the
.eat ofihe disc Sc in the lungs. We have no,
Iticed however, that heGuey horses,as they are
called. are generally enormous eaters, and il suf-
. Ifered to cat as much as they desire will NIL
their stomachs TO a most uncomfortable extent,
and when thus dislended, are much worse trosib-
led than when sparingly fed.
Many causes have been alleged as producing
this prevalence--such as feeding more freely
: on clover hay than formerly-dusty hay, caused
, Iby the smother Of the modern horse power
] lthrashing machine, in barns where hay Is kept,
l&c., Sc. II would seem, from the fact OF an in-
creased or morbid appetite in the horse, tnaS
1.-The stomach has also taken on Diseased action.
e Various remedies have been proposed, and
r some Of them relieve or palliate the disease Tor
D a time We believe that care and attention in
J, feeding is of great consequence. Lon lei nun /.
!, fill his stomach too full with dry food. Lei nla
food be moist, and OF nature that contains much
Inourishment in small bulk. You do not hne
Y Iheavey horses troubled much with this com;
It plant while they are al grass. Then let ihen
food approximate as nearly TO the eonditlon O
K grass as you can. Cut the hay-wet " ans
I sprinkle on meal.
writer in recent number Of the Rare
d .Nec Yorker, G.. Lbbey, Of Eagle Harbors y
lY.,) speaking Of this disease, attributes It Z
E, feeding on clover hay that has become dusty II
r, consequence Of being badly cured. He says p
'u treated horse that he owned, and that had n
Iheaves, in the following manner: he took n
hay entirely away from him, and fed hum WI
at straw, mill feed, (shorts, &c., we suppose an
in grain He thinks If he had cut the straw an
US I'VE, il with oat or corn meal, it would have bee
nd better; but it was, the heayes DAD mol sFoup
him much. isH
is Those who have good horses that are trouble
with hesyes-and most heavey horses ere sia'
(which are naturally most strong and lctiVc-
ke should furnish themselves with straw cutt
~, and mash tub, and give them cut and mcis.el
ed feed. They will thus not only keep me
horse more economically, but viii improve =
he health and keep him in comfortable conditi'
for any kind Of labor.--[ Maine Farmer