The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-06-08
Indigestion in Horses and Mules.

Occasionally, III al
stable. a horse or mule is observed ~
he in an unthrifty condi'ioh. ine
animal, when put to worh' SOM "a
comes fatigued and has TO ne reiie.eu,
Alter While The slightest eAef'ion
Vii cause it 10 sweat proiusei! 'he
animal is now rapidly losing fesn anu
coon becomes little more than a ir'us
a,.ela,on BEFORE this falling OH In
aesh has progressed far, II wii nav ave-
been noticed that the appe''e " 'no
..;mal ia quite variable on some ia!
:, viii eat heartily aud upon o.he,s
rof,se 10 take a mouthful OF 1000
.us,;veness and looseness of the Do"eis
alternate with each oiher anu
. animal evinces a fondDess iof e"'i"s
| dirt. soiled bedding aud manure;
o will often spend an hour or more i',h
ing white washed fences ana oosio-
y ;n1s When the above symptoms arc
# confined to only one amman III '"o
:, ,ohIe IL is sometimes very diihcaH 10
? st.te what is the cause of the ahee'lon.
Sometimes the teeth are found 10 oe
n the cause they are worn uneven!
q and perhaps have sharp edges OF p'o.
;or,;,o surfaces that lacerate the
cheeks or injurc the gums ana .hus
n nroron, the proper mastication OF the
an food. or some OF them may pe ~
cartons condition. IF the tee'n a'o
Us properly attended TO, the carlous one
er being extracted, the disease VIII ol'ei'
Is vanish. Frequently the condition Il
s;mnly caused by the animal acq"i''
er inc habit of boiling its food. III
Ills case The food should be spreao
nver large surface and thus INT
animal will be compelled TO take
longer time in eating The meal. Some
his times an animal will appear 10 o
roi cnite well and no cause can be toup'
i, For its uuthriftiness, and often III tui
case the progress towards pefiec
US Io.lh "a claw even with the best
80 care. -. ,,o a
I've should number OF animals DE a
has fected in one stable, then II becomes
ine much easier matter TO discover :.
rec cause. which being removed u
the animals will regain their Iorm'
,to healthlincss. 1t may be found TN
IL Inc animals are being fed WI
:: damaged hay or corn and at the san
time are doing hard work, or II "''
''eu be that they are waierea ai'eI os:'
noe tod instead of before; or the Ieeui'
uDd may be at irregular periods; or III
and may be fed at stated times out no'
loved sufficient food. Occasiona
Tho cause is simply the neglecting
peti- nrovide the animals with salt. Lunl
rom- of rock salt should be Kept III
- hangers or in other convenient pm
,uoo where the mules can easily get at II
q in The first step towards e1lec''hs
oroe cure il TO see that the food IS no
ishing aud that it is supplied IN 81
In Gent Quantity and of easy digest
IN, it and that the animal be fed regula
,oen being careful that a supply OF sal
always on hand. Salt should be
LEVIED ut the rate of one ounce
4 the day per mule. In those lnstai
Tome. where faulty provender is being u
il shonia be discarded aud bay
good quality purchased; mus wiz
found the cheapest course III INC
kBy way OF medicine, 1t is . GOOD
Gariye pint of raw linseed oil 't
= from 4he bowels any irri'a
ice -iINt they might con
Ry give in the io'
linseed meal, al
he following ma
soda bicarbo
N, of each,
one q