BOT FLY PEST.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1923, Page 1

BOT FLY PEST.

I NEWLY DIB('OYERED CURE. A, a meeting oi the IHutuluuiga. Veterinary Club, reference was made to the ravages of the hot fly on horses and to a neitl.v discovered fly cure made b.v Mr Cadbury, the assoeial ion’s veterinary surgeon. Mr W. Bidden said that for 45 years past ho had been experimenting and treating burses for the hoi lly. but laid never found a remedy which would kill the fly without killing the horse. The Imt llv fastened itself on to the inside of lho stomach of the horse with two booked claws, and no remedy that be bad come across bad succeeded in dislodging it sat islactorily . Accordingly, \\ Ill'll Mr Cadbury told him that be bail a treatment which would solve the problem, be invited him to eoine out to bis farm and treai nine oi bis horses. Air Cadbury did ibis, bis method being l lie insertion of a gelatine tube of a lube of poison gas down I lie horse's gnlh-l. avoiding leeilmg I lie animal lor some Aime before ami after tlu< ndmiiistratinu of l lie remedy. The effect was marvellou... The whole of the miniature hols were cleaned out of the Imrses’ stomachs, and the animals were now in the best ol health and condition. At a later period Air Hadden stated that one horse, which died as the result of an accident, was examined, and no worms were loom! and only one hot grub in the stomach. which was nicely healing up where the bits had been.