Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-05

Cover the floor with fresh dry clean straw that is free
from chaf and dust with planning mill shavings
Keep the belding clean and dry by promptly replacing
portions soiled by manure or urine.
The diseases most commonly responsible for the high
death of newborn foas Navel and Joint dis
leaking navel; digestive disturbances In the fol-
lowing paragraphs short descriptions given of the
causes symptoms, and treatment of these diseases.
Navel and Joint Disease.
Seventyfve per cent of the cases of this disease af-
fects foas during the first three weeks of life Fat fab
by foals with large navel cordsoen the of
overfed pampered, under exercised stations from
like condition-are especially prone the dis
and most likely succumb. Foals that have
small navel cords and lively at birth, their
feet and nursing, much less liable to attack.
Germs of different kinds, particularly those that pro-
duce the immediate OF the disease and get
into the navel which properly may be regarded
open wound These germs may multiply at the point
of entrance to the body be carried by the blood to the
joints other organs AS rule, it the joints that
become seriously affected There is also good
to believe that disease-producing may enter
through the mouth of the foal and destroyed by the
digestive fluids, through the walls of the intestnes
and eventually reach the joints
A joint such as the hock suddenly becomes swollen,
hot and intensely painful if injured by the step
ping upon it. Other joints may, in succession, become
similarly affected The foal stops sucking, becomes
dull lisess and weak, lying down of the time and
becoming unable to stand In acute the stump
of the navel may be enlarged, cammy, unhealed and
give off from of its openings. In slight
it not show such symptoms Unless the foal
is very robust death speedily follows acute injection or
the young animal less severely affected fingers for weeks
and fails to thrive Perfect is rare the affect
ed joints usually remaining enlarged and stiff.
AS possible after birth squeeze the fluid from
the stump of the navel and then saturate it with full
strength tincture of iodine. When has dried dust
freely with powdered and sifted slaked lime. Apply the
iodine daily long any spot is seen and follow
with lime before Remove any portion Of the navel
that adheres after drying.
Avoid tying the navel cord at BIRTH unless absolutely
necessary. By making the unbroken cord
often be made to break in the natural way If this
is uncessfu the cord may be crushed through inch
from the body by of castrating emascuator
ecraseur. If tying must be done use clean string
which has been soaked in strong disnfectng solution
Tie it with bow knot inch from the body of the
foa after applying tncture of iodine to the cord and
put second string inch or two below the first.
Now the cord between the two strings by scrapng
with clean knife rather than by cutting Loosen the
string hour afterward it it is
that bleeding has stopped Then the cot of
blood from the stump of the navel and treat with ncure
of iodine already directed to 500 solution of
rosive sublimate, made tablets obainable the
drug store and prepared according to directions printed