Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-12-06

rms department. Is conducted by +. II. |
Miller V. s. Al communications should DO
addressed TO the FREE Press, except those re-
qucsting answers by mail which should contain
fee of 81, and will then be considered private
practice. such questions are 10 be addressed to
DR.. Miller, burlington, VII
Nun FEVER Almost ali of our horses are
troubled with an eruption of the legs. They
first begin 10 swell at night, and are hot and
sensitive to grooming. and soon dcVp'ou small
cruptlvu scales or sores upon them, which are
irritable and Kept so by the mud. some Of
them appclr ~ cracks almost similar to
scratchcs 0boV" the heels.
wash thcu cieIn every night and smear the
surface with oil, but they arc very u,rdy in
heai'ng What would you kindly advise in
your department. IL.
East Mo ttpciCr, ' t.
Answer The eruption is mud fever
Treatment give laxative as recommended TO
II in last weeks FREE Press, washing the
parts once daily in clean water ana pure
soap. Saturatr the parts three times daily
with an astrngent solution made by adding
one ounce each of zinc sulphate and lead
acetate to one pint OF water.
Keep them ont of the mud till healed up.
Do not use oil or oily preparations at all.
HI-riGUREn Nos7RII.-A young mare OF
good breeding which have recent purchas-
cd for breeding purposes. ran into 4 wire fence
Whom one year OF age and was badly cut qcrp--
the side and chest. with several small cuts
about the head. one, however. .p il her right
n0strit for nearly two inches. y II Oh ha,, never
property healed. l. hls healed, ut ~til re-
mains cleft, looking very un>ighty and gives
the respiration a Peculiar sound when fast
driven Can it be operated on with much
f. Z.
Proctor, VT
Auswer.-It can be easily remediod by
any skilfu surgeon who will make n fresh
wound Of it, and Use sutures to draw il to-
gcthcr while healing.
CONTRACTION or fEEG.-One of my driving
horses has gone lame for a few weeks at times
because of imperfect shueinG in the summer,
which has contracted his huofa.
have succeeded in removing lamcness by
soaking them in water.
Kindly give some dircct ions for treat ment
with view Of permanent benefit, and greatly
OhIige READER.
Hyde Part.
Answer.-Bemovo the shoes, placing the
animal in good spacious box stall, having
a moist ground floor.
Blister the coronets all around every
three weeks with sucn as one dram Of bin
iodde of mercury to an ounce of vaselinc.
Allow a winter s rest il possible.
LANENL~s.-I have a spirited mare which
has had a small SPAWN upon one le-; Tor some
time, bur which had never given much lame.
ness until she met With mi-hap by being
crowded from tn" road by another horse,
when 7le became very lame, ana for few
days wa thought 10 be com paratively wort h
/ less. This happened last winter. and since
May shc has improved, but sill the lame ness
Is notably g-rAVate1 when she stubs over
anything or upon rough ground. 1t is also
seen when going M hill rs she sters along
/ npon tie toe, ca"t,ng the limb backward.
TINS lamcHe-s VIII soon disappear when tin
/ exciting cauaes cease to exist. I'm stepping
| over anything the toe is dragged along
Sic improved generally until a few days ago
/ when she mad difficulty in rising while i'm stu
/ bic, and ha- been worse since. 4 difference of
/ opinion exists as O thc difficulty being due to
/ The SPAWN or trouble in the ''stile Joint.
/ Please inform me through your valuable
/ paper. g. Il. G.
Essex, Vt.
Answer.-The entire history of the cause
| plainly shows the difficulty to be confined
to the hook joint and the lamencss to be a
! direct sequel of the SPAWN present, agrrava-
/ ton OF which has from time to time caused
the greater involvement of the AeNor ten
dOus Were The lGmeness due TO disease OF
the 'stho' joint those causes would be
. quite sufficient to give marked symptoms of
/ heat and sensitive swelingS similar to those
seen in ike injuries Of the human knee, to
which the stile joint OF animals compares
almost identcally in point of anatomy and
function The mare being in foal ] would
not advise any treatment beyond a run in
( q comfortable loose EoX and hot water
bathing twice or three times daily. Ulti-
mate treatment woull consist in either
firing and blistcring' or tenotomy as Il
competent surgeon may think best.
ptnT1>L PARALysIs.-I have a mig that has
lost Lie Of his bind Ices, and think it was
cau-ed y being wet, weight about - pounds.
! is in good condition, but not tat What can
be done Tor him.. ID. Il.
Johnson. Vt.
Answer Keep in warm, dry quarters,
with good bedding Make several applica-
ttonS Of oil of ji;rlapfii,, tn the loi1S rs -