Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-27

IL is ABOUT this time or the year
that we hear of so many cases of collie
in horses from the feeding of new
hay and there is another crop of SIM
liar cases later on when the new crop
OF oats is being threshed.
Now, there is not the slightest need
OF having all or any of this trouble
each year If farmers would use little
Judgment in the feeding Of new hay
and grain. 1t is the sudden feeding
OF such foods that does the harm for 1t
Is fact that were the food to be Siven
gradually until the animal became ac-
customed to the change there would
be no bad results from feeding. There
Is or ought to be at all times on the
farm supply of old hay and oats
and IL this be mixed with the new
grain and hay at the time of feeding
the chances OF sickening the horses
VIII be greatly reduced. Where the
morse has been eating old hay the new
may be given in small quantities along
with the old, the amount OF new feed
being gradually increased daily until
the animal gets used to it and can
safely be given a full feed Of the new
1000. No matter how it be used both
nay and oats that are going through
sweating" process are unfit for food
lor all animals and for this reason
both hay and oats should not be used
at all until they have been some time
In the NOW, stack or bin. 1t is also a
good plan to see that the horse has
supply of rock salt in the manger
al or the time as it has been found
10 somewhat counteract the effects OF
new feed. Care should also be taken
to give the horse it's drinking water
before and not after feeding and there
is no need OF giving large feeds Of hay
during the day time when horses are
expected to do hard work. The feed
Ing OF hay very early in the morning
and again after the grain feed at
night is all that is necessary for any
hard working horse and would pre-
vent many cases of collie for the horse
that works hard with it's stomach
overloaded with hay is much more
liable to an attack than the one that
goes to the field with food digested.
What has been said also applies
with equal force to the feeding OF the
new corn crop, which is the most
dangerous OF foods when unripe or
not fully dried out. 1t may be added
that it Is at no time good or safe
food for horses working In hotweatherr
It's purpose being to produce heat and
fat rather than muscle and vim" The
new hay and oats should be used care
fully, and the corn should not be fed
to horses before snow files.
If despite what has been said any
reader OF this paper should have a
horse taken with collie as a result OF
feeding new corn, oats or hay, he
should not, as is usually done, give a
dose of saleratus and milk as that
dope" merely adds to the distress of
the horse. A far better drench is
made by mixing one ounce of laud-
anum and two ounces of turpertine IN
one quart of raw linseed oil and giving
as one dose slowly and carefully ~
the mouth-not through the nosHil,
as the writer saw done recently wtth
fatal results. In addition to this dCre
rectal injections of soapy warm water
are useful, and may be very easily g!y-
en- through four-foot length of oae-
inch rubber hose in one end of which
has been attached large tin funnel
through which the enema is poured
from a pitcher after the other end
Of the hose has been inserted in the
rectum. The horse may also be walked
about If bloated, but If the latter symp-
tom be severe he should be tapped by
veterinarian, who has the proper
trocar and cannula for the purpose.
After the severe symptoms pass of the
horse should be placed in box stall
where he should remain without food
or water for at least twelve hours.
Next day he should be fed on soft
bran mashes and after the bowels
move freely he may be put at light
work unless the weather is very hot.
Dairy Notes.