The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-16
SUNSTROKE OF HORSES
Valuable Bulletin Issued By Agricultural
Experiment Station

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done by the owner to lessen the likeli-
hood of an attack. Seeing that affected
horses are usually those that are sick OF
soft" every possible means should be
taken to prevent Indigestion and fit the
animal to Withstand labor in hot wealth
err. Horses under five years OF age dre
more apt to suffer than seasoned, adult
animals; hence should be worked light
" during hot weather, as should new
purchases and horses being acclimated
in a new location Indigestion, the
common forerunner Of sulstroke, is in
dicated by dullness, sluggishness, thick
urine, painting ut light labor, sweating
in stable and the changeable character
of the manure which is normal some
DAYS and again clay -colored, mucous
covered or an undigested, offensive
mass When 80 affected it is extremely
dangerous to work the animal in extra
hot weather. Slight change of food,
more care in feeding, rest and simple
correctives are required in such cases
and preventive measures may be adopt
ed as follows Feed hay night and
morning only; give drinking water be-
fore meals and in small sips often when
at work; prefer clean soft water to that
rendered hard by the presence of lime
salts which tend to derange the stom-
ach remove harness at noon and allow
sufficient time for rest and mastication
of food; groom skin thoroughly once
daily; feed sound food; avoid corn in
summer as it is heating; prefer sound
old oats, which repair waste of tissue
and promote vim and endurance avoid
sudden changes of food and do not feed
heated, green grass or clover; cleanse
stable daily, ventilate perfectly, screen
doors and windows, remove manure
piles from vicinity of stable; feed fresh
food each meal. Shade horses head
when Mt work; avoid heavy, wet sponge;
if possible do not work three horses
abreast, as the middle horse suffers
thereby and is the most liable to sun
stroke; where such combination cannot
be avoided, change horses often to af
ford rs much relief as possible Choose
coolest hours for work and change
teams often during sultry, moist wealth
or when thunder storms are prevalent.
SYMPTOMS OF OVERHEATING. Horse
lagos requires urging, may pass soft ma
nure and gaf, sweats but dries off sud
denly, becomes weak, staggers, pants,
has dilated nostrils, red eyelids and lin
ing of nostrils, anxious countenance,
weak, rapid pulse high fever, falls. In
sudden attack may fall at once, show
above symptoms and die in a few min.
utes or hours after period of madness
or unconsciousness and loud snoring
Following bad attacks brain becomes
softened and animal stands with head
jammed in corner, is blind, forgets to
chew food and remains dummy, l. e.
stupid, weak and useless in hot weather
Less severe attacks recovered from un-
fit horse for work in warm weather
TREATMENT. 10 not bleed or allow
bleeding to be done. Do not give aeon
ite belladonna, acetanilid-they are
highly dangerous in amateur hands
Do not place ice-pack on the head-it
tends to produce softening of the brain.
Stop work Immediately, remove har
ness, get horse into shady place, I'M
der tree where there is breeze or
draft of air. Administer half pint Of
whiskey in equal quantity of water, or
two ounces of alcohol mot wood alcohol
well diluted with water, or two ounces
of sweet spirits of nitre and one ounce
Of aromatic spirits of ammonia in one
quart Of water. Repeat in half above
doses hourly until horse revives. Add
four ounces of granulated hyposulphite
of soda if he is bloated tap with trocar
and canula high in right flank if bloat-
ing il EXCESSIVE and in bloated cases
give rectal injections of soapy warm
water hourly, High fever may be de-
tected by hand in horses mouth or use
of thermometer in rectum If it is 10S
Fair, or over, give one ounce saltpeter
dissolved in pint of water, in addition
to stimulants prescribed above and re,
peat in six hours. From start of treat
ment keep cool, wet packs to poll of
head and sprinkle entire body with cold
water from sprinkling can held foot
above the body. A piece of ice may be
placed in water thus used IL pressure
water is at hand tie hose to brow band
OF bride and allow gentle stream of
cold water to flow constantly over pa.
tents head On recovery feed lightly
upon bran mashes and little grain,
and allow rest for two weeks; do not
work again in hot weather during sea,
son Of attack. Where symptoms of
brain softening remain after attack,
give one dram iodide Of potash three