VETERINARY QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 51

VETERINARY QUERIES.

[Answered by 3 duiy qualified "Vetennary Surgeon. Queries must be received by MONDAY night to ensure reply in tlie succeeding issue.]

J. D., Lse Stream, asks :— (1) What is the

thing to do in tbe case of a horse's heef which is sp-lit between the shell ol t^e

hoot and the sole of the foot? Dees it require a ehce? (2) Oan you give a ;uto

for long whlv. horse worms-? (1) Probably the hoof w^uld improve oy shoeing. It is w-ell worth * tria. l . Phe large white

worai you menticn (Asearis megalaee-pbala),

which inhabit tho small intestines cf the horse, may leave its abode with the first grass in spring. It may also be got rid

of by sprinkling not and again the food

ol the horse with a little tab 1 © salt. W. C!. P.. Ophir. — The ailment you mention as affecting yoxu. horse ma} not be c diseaso •in itself, but a symptoir of some internal weakness, which might require the services <>f a capable expert to ascertain the original trouble. With respect to the hcrse suffering from staggers, I can only repeat the advice of anothe. expert, -who r wriies : — " The treatment, should be undertaken by an exparieuced veterinarian. TJrtiJ such

arsis ance is obtained keep the anjmal quiet, apply cold wafer to tha head, and do riot bo persuaded to sling him. On no account

give him medicine. Inquirer, Loagrtdga. — Without having had an opportunity cf examining youir mar-a. it would, be impossible to say what is fbe likely cause cf hei dropping milk two months before- the zotural time of foaling. It generally preoedtes parturition, and may be caused by overwork. It sometime indicates that the foetus has died premature !y Dairyman. — Impaction o{ the stoniach in

cattle is often caused: by sudden changes - of food, but it may aJso be the result of foreign bedies lodging in the paunch, and unless attended to early may suddenly end in death or bacome chromic. It is necessary therefore to find 1 out the causa cf the

ailment. It oan then be treated successfully with tho proper remedy. It is always preferable to call in a qualified expert and abid« by his instructions.