The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-04-19
VETERINARY KNOWLEDGE.

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/. Cough IN Pres. What shall i do
with my pig? They have . cough, and
are dying.LG. B. McE Ai1s.AWe be-
believe your pigs are dying with In
fammation Of the lungs = pnenmoni8,
which Is caused BY . sudden change ia
the weather from warm to cold 10 very
common cause of disease in the human
species. Il Put them In, q warm place,
feed them with warm milk and slOp--
equa! parts-andwash them Thoroughly,
two or three times q week, with warm
water, and q little common salt In II. II
they are costive put . little powder Ia
the slop. ..;c.. -. III ~ a.. y5,,ra,
DISEASED HoGs.-Can you give a
remedy for blind staggers in hogs.-F.
d. G. Ans.-First bleed them at the
exrs and tail, then Dissolve two pounds
Of stone lime in one and q half gallons
of water. Add one pound eaisOda six
ounces OF saltpetre. Put In, another
vessel six ounces pulverized poke root
Pour the liquid lime. on the above, and
and let it cool. Then add eight ounces
tincture asafoetida. Give table spoon
full at intervals until they resume eating.
HARD MILKING COwe-I haveai COW
that is "a hard mixer, how can't he
remetlied? IF. Nc. Ans. - Take a
clean, smooth knitting needle wire,
No. 1G. heat it red hot, fuse q candle al
your side, and heat about onerhall
inch from the end and burn out the
orifice. Perform the operation quickly,
(say one second, and the COW viii
not move. nor will she notice it after
wards. No blood runs, no soreness Oc'
ours. L have known;it to be tried, and
never knew it to fail. Don't wiring OF
twist the needle; straight in and
straight out, are the directions. II you
wish to use q larger or smaller needle,
do so, but not SO large as to make the
COW leak her milk. -,
LICE ON HOGS. What will remove
them ?-D. r. Ans.-Procure some Leaf
tobacco, boil in water enough to float
it; mix in while hot, enough lard Oh
refuse grease to make q thin salve.; rub
on the pigs, or hogs troubled, and in less
than twenty-four hours they will got
have louise on them, II well rubbed.
Also put some leaf tOb0cco in Their
beds to make them smell IstrOng, and
the hogs will never be troubled with
lice again while they sleep in the beds.
The tobacco will not hurt the pigs in
any respect, if even but q day old. y > ,
BEST TIME TO CAsTRATE ANIMALS.
What is the best time to castrate all
kinds of Animals ?-S: ID. p. Ans
Young pigs, lambs and calves may be
castrated almost any time with perfect
safety. Many, persons hold to the
opinion that cold weather is the mos,
suitable time to castrate colts and aged
animals. My experience and observa-
ton is that May and September are the
most suitable times. In May there are
no flies or other insects to torment the
animal; and also the weather not being
hot the animal does not resort to the
shade. Consequently keeping out in the
open field it is natural it will pick grass
and keep In moderate exercise, an ami
NAL will swell less than ii 1t NE rms too
much of the time stationarged Hf' the
shade. The same reason appfes to
September. If done in cold weather,
the animal will be apt to keep housed,
which should never be done.
SORE THROAT IN Cows.-I have a
number of COWS that have sore or in.
famed throats. What can l do fol-
them Pc. w. G. Ans.-The pharynx
or funnel shaped cavity at the back OF
the mouth through which the food
passes to the gullet, is peculiarly sub.
feet to inflammation. When the mem
brane of the pharynx becomes infiamed
and thickened, there Is but a small
space left for the passage of the air, and
hence arises difficulty of breathing,
which sometimes results in suff0cation.
The local Inflammation may be sub
dued by stimulating embrocations or
b,isters. If the whole system is az
fected, bleeding and purging must be
resorted to. YOuatt says that in low
and marshy districts, and during wet,
cold, .ungenial spring or autumn, there
Is occasionally an epidemic inf1amma-
ton of the pharnyx, larynx, and wind
pipe, which is something very fatal.
SCARLET FEVER IN HOas.-How
should it be treated "A. d. V. Ans
Sulphuric acid, in dOses of from three
to five drops, mixed in milk, is the
best remedy for young pigs that are
attacked with scarlet fever. Giving
this once or twice day, with good
nursing, will save nearly all of them
Too GREAT A SECRETION OF GALL
What will prevent 10. ID. Ans.-
A symptom of the disease is a dull
sunken eye, discharging a yellowish,
watery substance: sure preventive O
the OVERLOOKING of the gall in cattle is
SCOT and salt, given in equal quantities
once q week, or as occasion may re
quire. If SCOT is not convenient, cop
peras with salt to the amount of one
teasponful to each, answers goOC
purpose. When cattle get very weah
from the effects of this disease (which
they sometimes will in the best con
dition), take eggs, turn out the whites
and fill the shells with SCOT and salt
and give three at time, three morn
| ings in succession, and then omit three
and SO on until you have given three
times, which will generally effect 9
cure.
Cows LEAKING THEIR MLK.-HOW
can it be prevented? Ans-We have
seen it prevented by placing an India
rubber ring around the teat after milk.
ing. Another remedy, common will
some dairymen, is to milk such COW:
three times day, until the muscles o