The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-09-15
About IIeaves.

ABOUT heuteS.
The following appears in Indiana
Farmer: A veterinarian says heaves is
generally termed broken wind by
veterinarians, and is . diseased con-
dition Of the lungs in which portions
OF the air cells are ruptured. Youatt
says that In almost every broken
winded horse which he has examined
after death he has found dilation Of
some of the air cells, particularly to-
ward the edge of the lobes. There
has been rupture through the particles
(the membrane which forms the inclc-
sures) OF some of the cells, and they
have evidently communicated with
forced from one portion Of the cells to
another. There was also crepatat-
ing noise while this pressure was
made, as II the attenuated members of
the cells had given away. When an
animal is suffering from heaves or
broken wind there is a peculi-
arity of breathing which can not
be mistaken, particularly directly
after violent exercise. The air is
drawn into the lungs in less time by n
heavy horse than a sound one, and
with a perceptible degree of labor.
The effort of expelling air is accom-
panied by peculiar difficulty which
requires a double effort, in the FIRST of
which as described by Mr.. Blaine, the
muscles operate, and in the other the
auxiliary muscles, particularly the
abdominal, are put on the stretch to
complete the expulsion more perfectly;
and that being done the flank falls, or
the abdominal muscles relax with
kind Of jerk. From this popularity
OF breathing the name heaves has been
given. The disease is generally pre-
coded and accompanied by peculiar
cough, a cough perfectly character.
istic, and by which an experienced
horseman would detect the disease
in the dark. When the dis
ease has become established there
is no possibility of cure,
for the ruptured cells can never
be repaired Much can be done, ho9-
ever, to ward off the disease and also
alleviate it. More depends upon the
food and exercise than is generally
supposed. Horses that are greedy
feeders, and eat large quantities of
slightly nutritious food, when worked
or driven upon full stomach, are the
ones most likely to be affected, hence
the disease is more common among
farmers horses, which are fed moStl..'
upon hay, than among those kept -
livery stables and cities where the
ration of hay is limited and grain is
fed regularly. Narrow-chested horses
are more subjected to heaves than
deep-chested ones Many advocase
feeding cut hay or chaf to heavy ami
mails. Youatt objects to this, and adj
vises feeding good hay sparingly, with
a sufficient quantity of oats to sup
ply the nutriment required. Dus-
ty and mow-burnt hay should
be avoided. Water sparingly,
particularly in the morning and
through the day when the animal is
exercised. Green food is always prefer
able to dry. Carrots are particularly
useful. They are rapidly digested and
appear to have peculiar beneficial
effect upon the respiratory system.
The horse affected with heaves should
have moderate exercise every day.
He should never be left standing in
draft of wind. and should always have
blanket thrown over him when
standing in harness out of doors or
under an open she'd The following
mixture will generally be found bene-
fetal, viz: Ground ginger, four ounces;
powdered licorice root, two ounces;
phosphate of soda, one ounce. Mix
and give teaspoonful in the grain
night and morning. 1t is not advis-
able to breed from stallion suffering
from this complaint, and the offspring
of heavy mares are believed 30 be
much more susceptible to the disease
than those from sound ones.