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Show Eh Horse Owners Should I'll y Guard Against Azoturia WMfiK I (I't'ili Agricultural College IVtekl.t BHH " I-ft(r) Hk Willi the approach of cold weather Bijraj horso owners .should gunnl aahiHt KIi nzoturla which occurs almost Invnrl BjJ nbly In well-conditioned animals and Bra claims ninny victims, especially dur- BgBj lug the winter senson HH V'.'irlouB locnl unmes have been glv- Kl en i) IIiIr disease, among which mil) BWraj bo mentioned "lumbago," "Hplnnl Bfavl m'.'i.!'i;ltlB," mid "hlnck water." Thr B&?ll two former terms linvc been applied BtJ' owing to tho linrd and swollen con H&J (lit Ion of tho inusclea of tho lolni BTfjj nnd croup ;uul the loss of control ot KjJ.'J" tho hind parts commonly observed It l .these enfico, nnd the latter nnmo U B? j descriptive of tho urlno, which Is us- Bi jj nully of n dark coffee color. Hi II While nzoturla may occur al mi) Bjfcd season of tho yenr It Is but seldom Bff-fj observed during the worm weather ol H'l; summer. It tisunlly nppehrs In high- H H ly feed, well-nourished animals which B 'V, though uccustoined to regular woik, WB ' linve remained Idlo for ono or more Bk '' ,,n'H without a corresponding reduc- By t ion In tho rntloiiB. V Afl ll "- ,l10 nnlmnl Is attacked Bjk, ; suddenly noon after leaving tho sin- Be1 bio In apparently porfect condition BP'tj T,,c attack may occur after five 01 Kg 1 ten minutes' driving on In somo cases, Kk, several hours nftor tho horso has left HF the stnblc. WMVi Among tho first symptoms aro a BE,' staggering In tho hind ports, knuckl- Dr'i , lR ut thu pastern, and profuse pcr- BR splrntlou. In spile of bucIi spasms B$ in muscles of tho him) parts the horse Bfc i nttempts to go on until he falls help- tt. I lessly. Usually thcro nro efforts to K rlso, but as n rule the animal Is un- In ublo to stundB oven should ho regain BB l)ls feet, nnd It becomes necessary to BBj remove him on n wagon, sled or drng. Mk Tho nulinnl husbandry department Hft f tho Utnli Agricultural College (rec- Kb oinmeiids thu following treatment for BBI this disease; Horses attacked with BD axoturln should bo Immediately freed Bfix from tho wagon nnd harness nnd be BD provided with nmple straw or other BBI bedding to protect them from Injury BBj Incidental to tho strugglo to regain HHu tholr feet Especial enro must be HE! taken to prevent beating of the head HVp upon tho ground, If the patient Is very WR restless u strong' man nhould place Ht Ills knees upon the animal's neck and EK, liold tho head firmly to tho gronud wH-l Throw n warm blanket over tho pros- S&iSnF trnto horso nnd nrrnngo Immediately Kfflfejj for I''8 romovnl to n stable, where n Waft'' commodious nnd well-bedded box Sag I Btnll should bo provided, or. If such Bit, j; " available, tho barn floor or u Kfa- contfortoblo shed can bo utilized. B& jSl,i ,,ln m,vul ,,mo n 'I'intllleiJ. veter- Bflji'lS ' Inarlun should bo summoned, nzoturla Pmlfi being n dlsense which resulres skill- j3jgF ful treatment and careful musing BKyi tlnlll the horso Is nblo to stand It BSfjj w"' I'O necessary to pass u catheter BRf '""l draw llio urlno at least twice a Bflf day, and also, as an Item of musing, fiBBf t0 turn tho animal from side to side Bra at frequent Intervals, In order to Hum avoid development of bed sores. Ilotli B I treatment and nursing nro best ear- B iled out under the direction of a BR . skilled veterinarian who is coulped BbJc w,tn Instruments nnd can apply treat- BP j ,n,,,lt 8 lixllented in eaeh Individual Hjt' ! Various theories havn been ndvanc- Wfiel f ,,(1 '" explanation of tho true cause lJ7'; ",ul "aturo of nzoturla. A mnjorlty Bfc w of Investigators, however, nro Inelln- Bin i 'l to tho belief that It Is un nutolu- Ht fH toxlentlon. The faet Hint development k of tho dlsense Is favored by rich feed- B i j '"I-' n,ul ll peilod of Idleness tends to B V ,ond weight to suoh hypothesis. For B ji prnctlcnl purposes, however, It Is suf- B JI: J flclont for the owner of good horsi-s Bryfl l0 know that the dlsciiBo may be pre Bftlt vented with tho grentest certainty by HO reducing tho rntlous of grain or nl- Rl falfn hay when tho horses are not Eljij working and by exercising his liorses |