VETERINARY QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2805, 18 December 1907, Page 51

VETERINARY QUERIES.

ts. towered by a duly qoalMed Veterinary Sarcean Qo«ri«j must b« ree:licd b/ JJONDiY night ta ensnro r«*u° In Uu sneeeedlnt Issue.) Constant Reades states that the pastern, joint of his horse is swollen through the animal kicking against the Btall. It is very ' questionable if the swelling 1 on the horse's pastern joint can be taken away. lodine ' ointment, well rubbed in, might* be tried. , If it reduces the swelling repeat the application. Fabmeb. states that he has lost 10 ewes through their getting blasted on rape. Some died very suddenly, while others lingered. There is a good deal of sorrel in the paddock, and it is in seed. At first . the sheep were given two hours a day, on the rape, but now they are given only one hour. From the particulars given of. the sudden and fatal disease it would seem to be. *n anthracoid disorder, which often results from, a sudden change from a bare pasture to green* succulent food, especially rf the sjbeeji. are in plethoric condition, ft might Therefore be minimised by precautionary management such as you have been doing. You might reduce the time to half an hour, for the firsj; and second day. Medicinal treatment is Out of the question, as the: animal may appear all right at night and be found dead in the- morning.