VETERINARY QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2954, 26 October 1910, Page 51

VETERINARY QUERIES.

[Anawtae* ht ■ duly qualifitd Vet*ri»«ry *■•• (cob. QMriet mutt be reoeSttd- by HOJffDAT Bight to i'r;;ire rep'.r in the snciajedirif; imua-J -,, M Bovine writes that a fine healthy youn#\ heifer, after -feeing milked for three months, was noticed to yield a bkody mixture from, one of the teats. On running tbef-finger. tightly up the tsat a kng lump was felty; which became smaller as the teat waa milked. The bkody matter was-most'. noticed in the stripping. The heifer wa« turned out and another used instead. On<C of the teats of the second heifer becam* exactly the "same as the other. Bctbr heifers have bsen, and are now, healthy animals in good condition, ana; are on good grass. Is the milk to use, and what could I do to cure that teats? Answer: Without an opportunity 1 , of making a careful examination of tha£ heifers it is"' impossible to say with any| certainty the cause of their ailment, espe^ l cially as you say they are in good con-} diticn. It "might be advisable to dispose of them to the butcher. It would be yery un-f wise to \-se their milk- as an article of ■ diet. > Piggie.—Without seen 'the pig an<> having had an opportunity of making ;» pest mortem examination., it is impossible from the particulars you supply to say* what was the naturs cf the sudden fatal illness. ■ ■ Dun Bush.—Your colt might be operated, on. but ■with a groat amount of risk.You might leave him for another year, ae the testicles might come into their natural position at the third year. The Government, veterinarians are not supposed to engage in private professional 'practice. „ ' i Timaru.—lf ycu wish to sail your horse have him examined by a qualified vetsrinar*surgeon, and if he give 3 you a certificate," that the animal is sound, expose him tOf sale on the strength of that document. Forty Years' Subscriber.—With- reference to your colt with sore shoulders, to -effect a sure you will have to stop all work n» harness until the sore is properly healed. Bathe the raw places with a healing lotion— sulphate of zinc loz, sugar of kafl loz; d.'ssolve in a quart of water. Apply to the wound three times a day. Any, healing lotion might do. Apply to the: sore till healed up. »