VETERINARY QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 51

VETERINARY QUERIES.

[Aniwered by a duly qualified Veterinary Surgeon. Queries must be received by MONDAY night to ensure reply in the succeeding issue.] Subscriber writes that his mare foaledi, but the milk only issues from ope teat. The other teat is crpen. but no milk comes from it, 83 one-half of the udder is hard. Ist there any cure?-^The case seems hopeless, but you might try bathing it with hot water twice a day, then rub a little olive oil well in after each bathing. Bruce writes- that his horso «fea3 gone off his feed, and will rot cat chaff when working. — Without examining your horse it is in> possible to say what is the nature of the ailment. It would be w.e'.l to try a change of focd, allowing him a liUle grass onoo a, day. Be verj careful not fco overwork him. Eqvis.— lt is often remarked that bots in k horses are incurable. However, the following treatment has been pronounced successful : Do not give the horse affected any feed et night, a^d tie him up so that he cannot get any fcod. In the mcrniEg, mix a bran ina&h, and' pull a few' hairs out of his tail, cutting them up as finely u« possible with a rair of Ecirsors. Drop these into the mash, andi mix very carefully. The ' animal having fasted all night will eat this readily. Jebset. — Youi cow has probably caught a chill after calving. This scmietimes causes a, quarter or even tha whole udder to be affected. This is especially the ca«e in good! milker?, but in your cpss "Wie blood will meat likely Hisa.prea.r in a few days. Subscriber. — Change your iriares on to a. clean pasture, where they will not be galloped a-bcui or otherwise molested, and Ist them have free access in puz». water. Tn n-Xl probability -t!i«y- will not tacn slip th>air teals. A fair- amount of work is beneficial