The morning call., 1894-07-29

| that case it persists when all other pos
/ sIble causes are removed and fit may
! even occur under the saddle. lI the
trouble is IN the brain the animal should
| be destroyed, 8 dangerous accidents may
| otherwise occur.
! which case get little water down his
throat. remove the bride and lower bis
head. When he gets up he should be well
groomed and given stlmulant. 1hen.
| unless it has been the result OF OVereXeI-
! ton or excessive heat, he Snould nave
course of tonic treatment.
A bout the commOnest disease among
| horses is cold n the head. In nearly
| every case the fault will be found TO De IN
the stable. Give him moist. warm 1000,
| blanket well aud see his stable Is wen
ventilated, without draughts. III ne mas
| cough rub tie throat with stimulating
inment. III the cough Increases or 1eVer
sets in send for We erinary. DON'T give
any medicine. 1t does no good, anu tue
less a horse is dosed the better.
Mango is quite common IN this country
1t is contagious and is due TO minute in-
sect that attacks the skin. The hair comes
off and the skin presents very unDleas-
ant appearance. Wash well with soap
and water, then rub. with sulphur and cot
ton-seed oil. If you are near gasbouSe
procure some of the water that is re-
bathe the parts with it SparnglY.
Ringw0rm is another common trouble In
young horses. 1t Is contagious, diShguring
and apt to become stubborn. In the first
stages you can feel little rough spots IN
passing your hand over the skin, and the
hair STANDS up over these parts. Later
the hair falls out and scales appear. II
the spots are small rub with iodne oint-
ment Ii the disease spreads treat as for
mango.
Bots is a disease caused by the Larvae of
the botfly. This insect lays its eggs in
the horses hair usually on the fOrelegs.
These eggs get into the mouth and hatch
out in the intestines. There they cause
serious mischief, at times perforating the
in stine and causing death. They seem
to do no harm so long as the horse is IN
good health, and are frequently discharged
in the manure, but they are always pos
sible source of danger. The bOr5e's coat
should be kept free of the eggs. An old
caseknife is the only really etficacious in
strument in removing them. 1t scrapes
them off very readily. The bots can be got
rid OF from the intestine by giving the
horse warm milk, or better. warm blood.
The pests leave hold Of the intestine to par
take of this prefera BILE food and big dose
of oil given immeda tely after will usually
bring milk and all away. This treatment
will frequently save an animal suffern
intensely from bots, and who would other
wise die
Always regard with suspicion any horse
with thick glarey discharge from his
nose. Take MIN at once to the veterinary,
He may not have glanders, but the risk is
too great TO human life of allowing such a
discharge to go uDnoted.
A horse whose feet are neglected is apt
to get chapped heels. The heels are sore,
dry and red, there is often fever and con-
sttutiOnal disturbances and it may develop
into grease. The feet should always be
kept clean, the hO0fs cleaned out and the
heels well brushed every day. If the
heels crack rub them with calendulated
vaseline, washing before each application
with warm water and CASTLE soap.
Calendulated vaseline is an excellent
thing to use about all surface wounds of
horses Most ointmentS DO not agree with
their flesh which is snguiarly prone 20
suppuration. Any druggist can prepare
it for vou, and you will find it ''handy to
have"
Saddle-galIs are trouble the saddle used
by women is very apt 10 produce. If
neglected they may become quite serious,
but | have never seen one so had
that it would not yield to the following
treatment: Ii suppurating DOuItice freely.
washing with warm carboliZed water
every time the poultice is changed. When
all the Inflammation is out cleanse thor
oughly and dust freely with a mixture of
equal parts of powdered hydrasts and
cOrnStarch.
If the difficulty is on the witherS and
does not yield promptly TO this treatment
you are probably dealing with a fstula,
which will call for surgical intervention
1t must be opened from below and drain
age established. Miss RUSSELL.