Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-29
VETERINARY DEPARTMENT.

| Trhis department is conducted by f. II
| Miller V. $. All communications should be
! addressed TO the FREE PRFss, except those re-
qucsting answers by mail which should contain
fee of 81, and will then be considered private
! practice. Such questions are TO be addressed &c
DIR. Miller, Burlington, VII
| CATARRH-lst., win you tell me through voul
! department rs soon as possible what affects
! my horse, and how TO treat him. have been
treating him for distemper When driving or
| walking he discharges white milky substance
! from the nose. He does not cough any. Legs
| arc. swollen and the hair looks dead.
! %d.-Also give good remedy for worms.
Rutland, Vt.
Answer-1st. From your description OF
symptoms i think your horse is suffering
from an attack of catarrhal fever. incident
al to sudden climatic variations and change
OF coat and rs treatment would advise YOU
TO give him rest, placing him under good
sanitary surroundings. Give limitations of
steam three times daily. This may be done
| by placing some hay, which is free from
dust, III the bottom of bag, pouring boil
ing water upon it and holding it about the
nose for few minutes at a time. Add
tional benefit may be obtained by pouring
a small amount of pure carbolic acid upon
the hay before the water is applied. Give
him good laxative diet and one tablespoon
full of powdered sulphate of iron daily in the
food. II not relieved in two weeks consult
your veterinary surgeon and have him mako
an examination.
@d. The most successful treatment for
worms in adult horses consists of thorough
purgatlon, followed up by three drains sui
phate OF iron and four grains arscnious acid
gwen in the form Of Il powder once a day in
the grain
Gyp ,rr-e 1o,-o ....z --
| that has been Of her feed for the last few
days, neither VIII She drink well. Her diet has
| been two quarts Of oats with about ono pint
ut potatoes or bran daily. She has what looks
like buils over hor body. one on the side of the
neck. another back of The shoulder and one ON
the side: they resemble MARBLES" i'm cattle
and present n small orhce from which o,raDo.
creamy pus on being squeezed. She with an
other horse has occupied a good sized shed
and have been well fed, but she is nevertheless
thin in flesh. H.
West Cornwall. Vt.
Answer-lt is probable that your colt has
strangles i'll an irregular FORM | would adj
wise You toisolate her and place in comfort
able box stall free from drauchts, and treat
the throat as directed in last weeks article
on strangles. As soon as appetite returns
give one ounce of Fowlers solution in the
drinking water once daily for Il few we ks
Specific OrTHALMIA.-l have II mare that
for a few months has had periods Of having
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Whitish film, and would DISCHARGE ,omc.
She would not be able to see with itfOr several
days ana then ii would get wei. she has one
eye affected in that way at the present and
Cgnnot see out of either.
The one that is not sore looks clear and
bright but when the light STRIKES If i,..f r,sht
II takes bottle green color. She i, with iOaL
Can you suggest its cause and treatment
East Charlotte, Vt.
Answor-It is specific opthalma and lit
l., 10, 4. 60, L..
odic nature each attack leaves its effect
which III time amounts TO permanent bind
ness.
The only treatment | can recommend
would be a frequent brisk cathartic, once
she has foaled. You should never breed
from such an animal as ii is markedly heleCi-
itary.
INGRowING NAIts-1st. I own n couple of
beautiful "GQrdon' dogs, one has been - lame
Tor the last three weeks 5hat he gees on three
les. Tie trouble, seoms to be that two Of the
iliiiS ON That foot have grown into the lall Of
the toes. w nat viii 90 for him!
-'i. the other one discharges from the inside
Shakcs his head and scratches ii and " h n,
sometimes. DC also frequently walks with
that SIDE Of his head turned DOWNWARD. What
Is H. ana what can he done 10 cure him?
81. Johnsbury, Vt.
Aiiswcr-ist, have your surgeon remove
the 81 avs under the influence of cbloroform
and treat as common wound: It viii form Il
permanent cure
2nd. cankor Of the ear, give him an
Isolated kennel and laxative food Cleanse
the ear out perfectly with CASTLE soap and
water with a syringe, and inject one
syringe full daily Of the following: Boranc
acid and sulphatc of zinc, of each u grains
to the ounce of pure water.
This should be done carefully and as much
As possible he atter"ard removed L., a soft
SnOn ~ or cn.fnn FINN ~ nl1