VETERINARY QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 25 August 1909, Page 51

VETERINARY QUERIES.

[Aniwered by a dulr qualified Veterinary Burjeoa. Queries iau»t be rereired bj M.OJ.DAI uight to ensure vp'y if. tbe fciiceecdius issue.]

Brookland writes: -"We have a draught mare which hw be-n ailing some months About a fortnight ago I noticed email red wcrnw in the excreta. I gave her the following drench for a week: Powdered aloe 3 8 drachms Hnsreed m:al 8 drachms, water 1 pint. I followed this up'Ly six powcer*. each containing— santonin 30 grains rulpha'.e cf ircn 2 drachms. I gave her a powder each rooming for six mornicg=. On the se\enth n:crning I gave her a drench containirg turpentine lcz, loueed ' oil 1 pint. Now. the mare is better since the treatment. Before this »h» was very poor, no appetite, and very .dull. .The red worms are' still coming from her in larger

rmmbsrs than ever. Thsy are alive. Can you let me knew what further treatment is necessary, and, if so, what, under the circunvTcanoes, would be Ire best course to take? Answer: S.n~t. the tieatc.^nt ot your nir-ie has hrd a, ber.cncia". effec in rcstor :ig htT health, you .ang'lit follow it up with tonic medicines, cr. ailer a i:w weaks, might rej»2at the medicinal treatni3r.t you applied first, r.nd give her rest. However, you n«ei scarcely ex^act a pe--manent cure, as these /Rrasites arc blrodsuckers. and burrow into th^e intestinal tissue. That is one reason why madicmal treatment cannot eradicate these pests. Horses may be In fair condition, and sudc_«nly oeejms very ill and de. Pos' tncrtf>rn examiEatbn ravea; the intestinal "issue completely riddled and ultimately ruptured with these worms, and hundreds of ;h»m floating in the abdominal cavity. Anothsr darger is that taey infect the pastures and watering pools frcm bein^ passed out in the excrete alive ou io - the grass. The germs mry live a considerable ■ t-'me either on the gras; or in the water. What a. man aoweth that shall he also reap." I suppose it is the same with a mar*. v