The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-12


TO understand why their animals So
persistently rub their tails and names
about this time Of the year. and IN
fact during the entire winter season
So bad do some OF the cases alluded
to become that the tail Is rubbed free
Of hair and becomes sore and covered
with scales and scabs. The name as
a rule Is not SO badly affected but the
horse also finds Il itchy and rubs Il
occasionally There Is a corresponding
irritation Of the legs Ia heavy draft
horses having feather" from knees
and hooks 10 h0of Almost invariably
We ma on examining into the causes
OF this condition that the animal az
ficted has been fed heavily upon corn
or other grain while resting and az the
same time Is receiving too little work
OF exercise. Il Is also found that when
horses are idle during the winter sea
son and fed as mentioned that the
owner neglects TO curry and comb
ana brush the skin as he would do
were the animal working during sum
mer and spring The skin az the roots
Of the tail and mgne exfoliates more
freely and rapidly than the other por-
tions OF the body. but the products OF
exfoliation, viz. dandrun. etc. are not
got rid of as they are at the other parts
OF the anatomy. The roots OF the hair
become buried IN this sloughed on cut
icle, Nth adds to the condition and
the part becomes itchy or even the
seat OF parasitic skin disease. II
at the same time. and this Is frequently
the case. the horse be infested BY pin
worms Of the rectum the itching be.
comes intense and It Is not 70 be won
dered at that the idle horse forms the
bad habit OF tail rubbing. II should
also be remembered that when an idle
morse Is heavily fed upon corn or other
grain the products Of which Il cannot
work on In exercise. sweating and re-
pair OF wasted tissues, the blood be-
comes sluggish and filed with impur-
tiles which would otherwise be thrown
on. When this condition is induced
by feeding corn. lack Of exercise and
the skin trouble is agra
waited and the animal Is laid open 10 an
attack OF lymphangitis or grease.
Wnen II is found then that horse is
commencing to rub its tail and name
Il Is necessary not only to treat the
seat OF the trouble but to set right
-he errors Of diet and management.
which have given rise to the condition
ot the blood favoring the appearance
lt skin disease. The horse Is 10 be
lrst cleaned very thoroughly from
head to foot and this should be done
Il least once daily afterwards The
iair and skin at the tail and name
IRE to be well scrubbed with soap and
lot water and Il Is well to add a little
'icarbonate OF soda to the water. The
'arts should then be dried thoroughly
With sawdust and when this has been
lone II Is time 70 apply a healing To-
ion TO control the itching and sooths
ne lnnamed condition. For this pur-
ose an excellent wash Is made bv
lixidg flowers Of sulphur and raw lin
eed OIL 70 the consistency OF cream
nd then to each pint OF the mixture
al an ounce Of chloro-naptholeum.
MS lotion Is to be freely used 10
rench the affected parts. working the
fixture well down TO the roots OF the
air. II Is not to be washed on but
to be repeated In three days and is
be applied to all other parts OF the
kin affected by irritation. The writer
As had occasion to wet horse from
ead to tail with this lotion where the
'ndition Of the entire skin was agra.
lted and found that two or three an
ieations effected a cure. For the
eatment OF the pin worms rectal
lection night and morning OF
arm decoction OF Quassla chips viii
found effective Another good In
ction Is tobacco infusion. made by
'uring boiling water upon tobacco
ems. OF this a pint should be added
half pailful Of hot soapy water
ID this Is to be injected into the rec
m BY means Of large syringe or
'o-foot length Of one inch rubber
'se with funnel attached.