The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-20
RECON- NJ ( NDATIONS
FOR PREVENTION OF
HORSE EPIDEMIC

At conference in the Governors
Office of the leading veterinarians
that have been investigating the dis
ease affecting horses in the western
part of Kansas, it was the consensus
of opinion that but few horses tina
have been kept out of pasture and on
dry feed have been affected; that
the outbreak was primarily brought
ON by climatic conditions; and that
II was not, in the true sense of the
term, considered to be contagious AS
result of this conference, a commit
tee consisting of Drs. o. o. Wolf,
Ottawa; B. A. Robinson, Indepen
dence; A. T. Kniseley, Kansas City.
Mo-; F. S. Schoenleber, Manhattan;
j. s. Buckley, Washington, D. c.,
X. w. Stouder, Topeka, and j. H
Mercer, Live Stock Commissioner
was appointed by the Governor tc
formulate recommendation that win
benefit those interested.
The recommendations, which dc
not differ much from the previous Of
fetal recommendation for prevention
of this disease are as follows:
l. That all horses and mules be
taken off pasture until freezins
weather.
g. Feed these animals on green
fodder, cane or Kafir, bran, oil meal
or, in fact. any food that has a laxa-
tive action.
3. Feed cautiously hay cut from
low or oyerfowed land, or that land
receiving drainage from pasture.
A. See that the horses have a
pure, wholesome water supply, free
from surface drainage, and that they
are excluded from all still, stagnant
or surface water,
5. Empty, clean and thoroughly
dlsinfect all water trOughs and tanks
by scrubbing out with solution OF
four ounces of carbolic acid in one
gallon of water once week.
6. Fast the animal from twelve to
twenty-fOur hours and administer on
an empty stomach one quart of raw
linseed oil, to which has been added
two ounces of turpentine. Repeat
this in twelve to twenty-four hours.
Great care should be taken in ad-
ministerlng the oil for fear of strang-
ulatiOn. Drech slowly. In case the
animal strangles, lower the head. A
quart and half of melted lard may
be substituted for the oil This
course of treatment should be re-
peated in from six. to eight days
Never give any drench through the
nOstril. Instead of the OIL a capsule
composed of aloin five drains, calomel
one dram, ginger one dram, and
beachwoOd creosote twenty drops,
may be given and repeated in one
week.
T. Allow the animals free access
to the following mixture: Powdered
iron sulphate, | h., powdered cop
per sulphate, IL h., powdered glau-
Der salts, 6 lbs, common salt l2
lbs. Mix the above ingredients thor
oughly.
Some horses will die after being
fed on dry feed, but horse owners
should not become discouraged, but
should continue to keep them off
pasture and provide proper feed and
water as recommended.
Curative Measures
These are practically useless, as
most of the infected horses die. The
following has given the best results:
/. Keep the animal in a shady
place.
g. Place on top of the head cold
packs, either ice or water.
3. Do not drench affected animals,
as the throat may be paralyzed and
they can not swallow; drenching will,
therefore, result in lung fever.
All of the above measures should
be thoroughly carried out, as half