VETERINARY QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2529, 3 September 1902, Page 43

VETERINARY QUERIES.

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Shepherd —See Kennel Column. P. M. — Ii possible have tho mi-re's haunch examined, and see in theie is any fcieign body located in the muicles, or there might l>e unhealthy tissue requiring removal befoie the healing process can be perfected. It would be better to have her examined by an expert. A Farmer — The vowuT o - i youi mare's hock may be dre^.-ed with an antiseptic healing Jotion, tifter b^ing washed clean. There might be a tendency to escape joint oil, but it wou'd promote healing to apply h, mild blister around the part, and allow as little motion of the joint as possible. (2; A book on vetarinary surgery and medicine by '\V. Willinms, and published by M'Lauch'an and Stewart, Edinburgh, might suit your purpose. T. P. X. — Lice o-i stock is seldom <i f.» ta 1 ailment, it being ofteuer a symptom of som» •>ther dispaee. Frequent dresr'ng, about once every ten day?, with Cooper'a blieep dip, cleaning out call pens, washing gates, post 3, aad rails, ard cveiything they rub against, and keeping up their condition with TiLeial feed, will, in ordinary cases, effect a cure. Anxious. — Probably your filly is suffering from shoulder slip. Allow her rest, and ftc-d her out of a manger level with her chest, and bathe the (-boulder frequently with a. solution of acetate of lead. She may iccover sufficiently to be nseful, but is unlikely to regain her original symmetry.