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Show SPINAL TROUBLE. , Editor Descrct Farmer: I am well pleased with your valuable paper, Would like to ask you a question i in relation to a disease or ailment that has affected two of my doJvcs wjiich both died, in case it should appear again, as I have six or seven left, The first I noticed' they could not suck without assisttancc, and then but very little; their tongue and head seemed to be affected; the tongue turned purple before death. The first appeared to go blind and crazy; it would bellow and run into the fence and stagger around!, then fell over and stoon died. If you can tell the cause I or. what to do I would be very pleased. ? DAVID J. SHAKESPEAR, V Panguitch. & m Answer by Dr. Frederick. Brain, Spinal Trouble. The condi- tion you describe affecting your calves seems to be some brain lesion. This condition is very often brought about by keeping the animals in an unsanitary place, filthy staiblc or pen, or by feeding from the pail thai Ins not been thoroughly cleansed which has ibcen used for feeding other calves and not scalded! after use. It may also be caused by the young animal ( engorging itself on an empty stomach ' and then a kind of potoimajinc poisoning poison-ing is sct up. Due precautions should be taken to have he animal in clean ' surroundings and fed at proper in- ; tcrvals and not allowing too much to a feed. In this way this condition can be prevented. Sometimes by allowing allow-ing calves to stand in the hot sun all 1 day they may becom'e affected in this manner. If the condition should arise from heat, ice or cold water applied to the head would help overcome the same. If the condition arises in spite of the above precautions the animal should be put into a well ventilated clean stall that can be made dark and qu'"4, fed on succulent easily digested food and if constipated that condition corrected by giving about a teacup-full teacup-full of epsom salts at one dose. Many of the oases of brain trouble are hopeless hope-less in spite of the best of treatment. |