CRAFTED A RABBIT TO A HORSES LEG.

Lake County Press, Issue 2117, 10 May 1906, Page 7

CRAFTED A RABBIT TO A HORSES LEG.

I'.lmer Purdy, a farmer who is also something of il horse and cow doctor has just succeeded in perfecting a cure which is alt flirting considerable at tent ion. The method ns.il is not new, but so far as is known it. has never been applied to n horse Several weeks ago a valuable roan cob belonging lo I'urd.s ran into a barbed-wire fence and lacerated Its ..I,' shoulder. The wound did not s -e.ui lo be set ions and the usual methods for healing were applied. I~c ii i put- I lie wound got along Well e mil bill llller dl-V.-lop.'ll illtll a runniiu: sore and the coll went lame. Some of the shoulder muscles were affected and ii looked as t bough the animal would base to be shot . Purdy tried all tin- remedies he knesv of. bui the,\ did no good, and liiialls he determined to graft a live rabbit io U.e leg mer the wound. IP- therefore set a box trap in the woods, baited it with a carrot and caught ;i livep, rabbit. I'urd.s then underl ook I o el hi-ri/e bunns , for fear dial il,,- Society for the Prevent ion oi Cruel! s ,to \iuinaP . which is pall icularly act i\e in Kut laud Counts . would ,-iep ii 1 and make things disagreeable for him. Not being an expert in administering el her, he killed ! he rahliil . Pater on • lie caught a second one and ssas more successful, elheri/illg i! properl.\ . When (IPs bad been done a sin ssas made in the skin i;:loiig ibe si le and the fur pulled back far enough to rover Ihe sore on (he coll s shoulder. Tin- wound ■ >v ~., (hen bat he I ss 11 hj a solut ion of inn rosive sublimate to sterilize it and -he rah! il bound in such a way as to compi.-leh coser the same. The skin ss :-s t In-n st itched to Ihe horse's hide and Ihe colt was sss ling oil his j- ~i | hat he might not lie down and crush the raPPit. Wheu bunnv came to Ins senses ins eiued ast ouished. Put made no eff,, t |o g. t awa.v The colt looked 'around at lorn in eipial surprise, Put j| ~ warm hods added to his comfort and lie olTe.red no object ion. The rabbit ssas fed and foi I Innee : pa rt reinaineil i| I 11 was nec-ssars I" bind down his bind |.-.;s. as he sias given lo kicking. .led . on ihe whole, he took mat ; t ers philosoj hieally. i