The Progress., 1894-10-06
About Heaves.

Farmer: A veterinarian says heaves Is t
generally termed broken wind by t
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
aabeen rupture th' ough the particles
(the membrane which forms the inclo'
sures) of some of the cells, and they
have evidently communicated with
each other, as tho air could be easily
forced from one portion OF the cells TO
smother. There was also a crepatat-
ing noise while this pressure was
made, as if the attenuated members or
the cells had given away. When an
animal is suffering from heaves or
broken wind there is pecuh-
arity Of breathing which can no.
be mistaken, particularly directly
after violent exercise. The air IS
drawn into the lungs in less time by
heavy horse than a sound one, ana
with a perceptible degree OF labor:
The effort of expelling air is accom-
panied by peculiar difficulty when
requires double effort, in the hrst 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 peculiarly
of breathing the name heaves has been
given. The disease is generally pre-
coded and accompanied by peculiar
cough, 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
s be repaired. Much can be done, how
e ever, to ward off the disease and also
e alleviate it. More depends upon the
4 food and exercise than is generally
9 supposed. Horses that are greedy
|. feeders, and eat large quantities o
, slightly nutritious food, when worked
y or driven upon full stomach, are the
: ones most likely to be affected, henc
Y the disease is more common among
% farmers horses, which are fed mostl
p upon hay, than among those kept II
IS liverv stables and cities where tn
n ration of hay is limited and grain
r fed regularly. Narrow-chested horse
IL are more subjected to heaves tina
Or deep-chested ones. Many advocat
n feeding cut hay or chaf to heavy an
7e mails. Youatt objects to this, and az
ne vises feeding good hay sparlngly, wit
10 sufficient quantity of oats to SUI
n plv the nutriment required. Du
re tv and mow-burnt hay shou
he be avoided. Water sparingl
at particularly in the morning 81
IN through the day when the animal
in exercised. Green food is always pre1e
he able to dry. Carrots are particular
he useful. They are rapidly digested al
mel appear to have peculiar benehcl
ny effect upon the respiratory syste'
if The horse affected with heaves shou
Its have moderate exercise every da
The He should never be left standing
The draft of wind. and should always ma
sep blanket thrown over him wh
en-, standing in harness out OF doors
ept under an open shed. The follow
ry- mixture will generally be found bel
old fetal, viz: Ground ginger, four ounc
powdered licorice root, two ounc
phosphate of soda, one ounce N
and give teaspoonful in the grf
lers night and morning. 1t is not adv
ng' able to breed from q stallion suffer-
eds from this complaint, and the otfspr
aer. of heavy mares are believed 10
ght much more susceptible to the disc
than those from sound ones.