The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-05-09
VETERINARY KNOWLEDGE.
From the American Stock ] urnal.

| arc uG.- ID IittLs II
believe your pigs are dying with IN
nammation of the lungs pneumonia
which Is caused by d sudden change IN
the weather from warm to cold; a very
common cause of disease In the human
species. Put them In a warm place,
teed them with warm milk and slop--
euua! parts-and wash them Thoroughly,
two or three times a week, with warm
water, aud " little m salt IN IL. II
they are costive put II little powder III
the slOp.
DISEASED HoGs.-Can you give n
remedy for blind staggers IN hogs.-F.
ID. G.. Ans.-First bleed them at the
ears and tail, then dissolve two pounds
of stone lime in one and a half gallons
of water. Add one pound salsoda six
ounces OF saltpetre. Put in another
vessel six ounces pulverized poke root:
Pour the liquid lime on the above, ana
and let IL cool. Then add eight ounces
tincture asafptida. Give aaeble-spoon-
full at intervals until they resume eating.
HARD MILKING Cow.-I have a COW
that is a hard mixer, how can it he
remedied - +. N. g. Ans. Take u
clean, smooth knitting needle wire,
No. 1G, heat 1t red hot, (use a candle ut
your side, and heat about one-half
inch from the end,) and burn out the
oriiice. Perform the operation quickly,
(say one sec0nd,) and the cow will
not move. nor will she notice it after
wards. No blood runs, no soreness oc.
ours. ] have known it to be tried, and
never knew it to fail. Don't wiring or
twist the needle; straight in and
straight out, are the directions. If you
wish to use u larger or smaller needle,
do so, but not 80 large as to make the
cow leak her milk.
LICE ON HOES. What will remove
them?-D. II. Ans.-Procure some leaf
tobacco, boil in water enough to float
it mix in while hot, enough lard or
refuse grease to make a thin salve rub
on the pigs or hogs troubled, and in less
than twenty-four hours they will not
have q louise on them, ii well rubbed.
Also put scme leaf tobocco in their
beds to make them smell strong, 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 a day old.
BEST TINE nc CAsTRATE ANIMALS.
What is the best time to castrate all
kinds of Animals?-S. ID. i. 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 most
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
Consequently keeping out in the
field it is natural it will pick grass
aud keep in moderate exercise, an ami
NAL will swell less than ii it remains too
much of the time stationary under the
The same reason applies to
If done in cold weather,
the animal will be apt to keep housed,
should never be done.
SORE THROAT IN CoWs.-I have u
number of cows that have sore or in
thr0ats. What can | do for
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
ject to Inflammation. When the mem
brane Of the pharynX becomes inflamed
and thickened, there Is but a small
space left for the passage of the air, and
arises difficulty of breathing,
l,;.l, .,,,nti,,a M rnp,tlta IL, nttfF.Nact SO1D-
{haeu ny STIMULATING cmbrocatlons or
If the whole system is af-
fected, bleeding and purging must be
resorted to. Youatt says that in low
and marshy districts, aud during a wet,
cold, ungenial spring or autumn, there
is occasionally an epidemic iniiamma-
ton of the pharnyx, larynx, and wind
pipe, which is something very fatal.
SCARLET FEVER IN HoGs.-How
should it be treated PA. ID. V. Ans
SuIphuric acid, in doses of from three
to live drops, mixed in milk, is the
best remedy for young pigs that are
attacked with scarlet fever. Giving
this once or twice a day, with good
nursing, will save nearly all of them.
Too GREAT A SECRETION OF GALL.
What will prevent ito. ID. Ans.-
A symptom of the disease is a dull,
sunken eye, d%ischarging d yellowish,
watery substance: a sure preventive OF
the overlooking of the gall in cattle is
SCOT and salt, given in equal quantities
once "A week, or as occasion may re-
mIire. If SCOT is not convenient, cop
peras with salt to the amount of II
teaspOnful to each, answers a good
purpose. When cattle get very weak
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 ut u time, three morn
ings i'm succession, and then omit three,
and so on until you have given three
times, which will generally effect a
cure
Cows LEAKING THEIR MILK.-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 with
some dairymen, is to milk such COWS
three times "a day, until the muscles OF
the teat gain sufficient strength to hold
milk from morning until evening. An
other very successful and simple way
is to apply small quantity of c"llodion
TO the teat Immediately after milking.
This forms at once a thin, tough MEM
krane of skin, which will prevent
leakage, and is easily removed before
milking. 1t may be had at the drug
gist's.
SWELLING or TIE FEET IN HORSES.
What will relieve it ? Ans.-lf the
swelling is accompanied with a great
heat aud tension Of the parts, and
more particularly by cracked heels,
then mild aperients and fermentation
are a good beginning; but where any
tlaccidity exists, stimulants and tonlcs
we have found the sovereign remedy.
Take OF powdered sulphate of iron,
one ounce and n half, powdered
gentian root, two ounces, nitrate OIL