The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-15
Answers By the Veterinarian
Paralysis
Or. A. s. Aierdndor
Wisconsin College o{ H0fieaItars


A FINE urc-b bred yenrling bull running out
on alfalfa and also fed corn chop. oats
and corn and cob meal suddenly got dizzy.
stngg and lost the use of Its fore legs.
Tho muscles wcro quite numb and showed
no feeling when prickcd with n knife There
no symptoms of either anthrax or
blackeg. l cannot imagine what was the
matter, as we found nothing much tho mat
ter examining the internal organs AFTER
death. There was .largemcnt of tho liver.
kidneys and lungs and some small gravel In
tho bladder and also in the ducts OF the liver
The veterinary does not seem TO be able 10
mako out just what was wrong. Can you
throw any light on tho case. as 1t Is mys-
tory to us?-H. T.. Colorado,
Reply-wo take IL as about certain that
tho bull suffered an attack OF apopleXy which
caused hemorIhage in tho brain. and that
led TO paralysis Such conditions are COM
Daratively common In both man and animals
and in this case we would suspect over
feeding and plethora to &c the exciting cause.
1t should be added however. that a like at
tack may come from over-cXcrton or from
exposure to excessive heat Fat animals are
most likely to be attacked. The condition
of the internal organs and the presence OF
calcull anl gall stones indicate fat condition
and sluggish circulation. An animal in that
condition might well be attacked by apo
plcxy. Treatment usually proves futile. In
the poll OF the head. physlc and iodidc of
potash in large doses would be Indicated
but usually IL Is too late TO accomplish salts
factory results, tho attack having progressed
20 an lncurable degree before treatment ls,
started.
Urhcdria
Please tell mo what caused our family
horse TO have the following disease: She is
In 1nc condition and a good cater, weigh
ing 1900 pounds or over and white in color
She Is driven several times q week and fed
oats. corn and bran. Just before the attack
she was given some new alfalfa hay and
then turned out on grass. Next day we
found her covered with small and large
bunches and some OF them wcre wet with
sweat or water Sho was that way for two
days and then the Jumps gradually disap-
peared. but since then she has not seemed
SO hearty and We have not used her at all
Is this farcy? VIII It be safe to keep her?
M. ii. j. Missouri.
ReplNTho ailment is not farcy but ur-
ticaria. also known as nettle rash and surfcit
II comes from Indigestion. due 10 a sudden
change In food. Tho feeding of alfalfa and
grass to which she hnd not been accustomed
might we'll Induce tho attack It is a sim
pie and nondangerous disease and the marc
should be kept. but kept right. BY that we
mean that Sho should bo worked or eXer-
cised every day and have no sudden changes
OF food. 1t is tho sudden change OF food
that brings on this disease and also at
taclss OF other forms of Indigestion. Treat
ment at time Of attack consists in giving
light physic, such as n pint OF raw linseed
oil or eight ounces of glaubcr salts. tho lat
ter to be dissolved in a quart of warm water
The affected parts of the slim may be bathed
several times daily with lotion composed
Of half an ounce of granular hyposulphite OF
soda IN quart OF water. Stop feeding ccrn
Work hor every day. Give two ounces OF
glauber salts in tho drinking water onco
daily for three or four days and repeat tho
following week II found necessary.