UNUSUAL HORSE SICKNESS.
"WATER IN THE MOTJTH." . Several horses in the Waipu district, chiefly: at Maungaturoto (writes tho Auckland "Herald's" correspondent), are- suffering from a new form of sickness,which can only be described as "water in the mouth." When an animal sickens, water begins to discharge from, the mouth in a continual stream, with consequent weakness, which totally unfits the animal for work.' During the worst stage of the illness tho horse cannot take any food, aot even grass;-and if just.-.■ stands.- in the paddock with its mouth closed, when tho water accumulates until it has to discharge it, a gallon or; more at a time. The sickness lasts froiri seven to fonrteen days. Theiro is not 'a veterinary surgeon in the district, and as the complaint is quite new to Waipu, the settlers have to. let-it take, its course. They .cannot apply a remedy as an experiment, not being able to diagnoso the cause of complaint. So far, no horses have succumbed to the sickness, .and they are.the only animals that, have been subject to it.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 795, 19 April 1910, Page 8
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177UNUSUAL HORSE SICKNESS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 795, 19 April 1910, Page 8
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