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Show LIVESTOCK US-7 yAi'5S,i fc2.f52 Poll Evil and Fistula. Wo havo recently received Inquiries as to treatment of theso two troublo-somo troublo-somo diseases nnd will deal with them Jointly, as thoy are much allko. Poll ovtl Is the torm commonly appllod to a swelling forming back of tho cars, duo to bruise on stable door or roof or elsewhere, and finally fowling pus, which runs from openings connecting con-necting with ramifying pipes or sinuses. sin-uses. Fistula of tho withers, often termed "thlstllo," Is a similar enlargement en-largement nnd condition of the withers, with-ers, duo to bruising from collar, rolling, roll-ing, blows, bltt'3 of other horses, etc. Tho first principle of successful treat ment Is to suo that pus has frco outlet out-let from tho first. If it is allowed to remain In tho abscess and merely leak out of a small opening, it burrows bur-rows deeply nnd forms pipes w.iich run in dllleront directions, and so ag-gravato ag-gravato thu condition that It is lator very dtlllcult to cure. In poll evil and fistula Uio enlargement may, If takon in time, sometimes be scatterod by repeated blistering. For this purposo mix togetiier two drachms each of powdered. canUiurlclco and blnlodidoof mercury in two ounces of lard; clip hair from part; rub Uio blister in for 15 minutes; wash it oil in three days, thou apply lard dally. It Is also woll to smear lard under tho blistered part so that sound skin may not bo Injured. In-jured. Hcpeat blistering overy two weeks unless skin is too soro. This blistering is also to bo dono In tho . treatment of abscesses of tho poll and withers,, which havo been opened nnd , are seen to bo healing nicely. It tho blister on tho unopened abscess does not scatter it it will havo tho clfect of brluging It "to a head" so that when tho enlargeniont becomes soft it may bo freely opened for tho ovacu ' atlou of pus. Tho opening may bo fearlessly mado in tho abscess of the ' wltheis, but in tne poll evil the scat of tho abscess is a dangerous ono and the knife must be carefully used. Merely open thiough the skin at tho softest place, then introduce tho cleansed finger and with it break down tbo tissues underlying tbo skin until all parts of tho abscess havo been explored and to provide free dralnago thou cut tho Bkin further so as to make a freo opening. If tho -skin alone bo cut in this way Important Im-portant artorIo3 are not likely to bo cut and dangerous bleeding will not take place. The openings should bo made as low as possible, so that the pus may find freo vent, and It is usually usu-ally necessary to open on both sides of the neck or withers, as the pipes run from one side to another. Having Hav-ing mado tho first openings, then locate lo-cate the ond of each pipe and pocket and open at such ends, so that pus may drain cut. This cutting dono In both cases, tho noxt step Is to hoop the cavities free from pus, and wo havo found that this is best done by frco washing with a largo quantity of hot antlsopUc solution. Wo profor two gallons of hot 2 per cent solution of pcrmangauato of potash, Introduced by means of a nozzle attachod to a long, half-inch lioso fitted onto a tin spout let into the rim at bottom of a large, clean pail, to bo hoisted high above horso's back. Ueo this once daily to flush out tho cavities, and wnen doo pack tho cavities in fistula fis-tula of tho withors with oakum, to be saturated In a mixture of equal parts of turpentine and raw linseed oil, and in poll evil syringe out cavities with a solution of an ounce of chlorite of zinc, two ounces of sulpnato of zinc and a drachm of hydrochloric acid in a pint of water. Smear lard under tho openings to prevent skin from being excoriated, and each day probo openings with finger to make sure that no new pockets havo formed, and if such ure fuuud, open them freely as before It will require from two to six months to ciro a bad case of fistula of either location, but tho abovo plan will bo fcmnd effective, for it bs been pjucilcod for many years. In starting to treat n uhronlc, bad case at tlbtula of either trouble, te also advcato tho lnturnal use of lodido of potash In drachm doses twice dally, utcept for prognant mates, as It Is likely to cas abortion. It Is useless to bo constantly changing the treatment nnd doing what evory noiotibur advises. Stick to ono plan nnd lollow it out patiently until tne cure is obtaiaod, and this necessitates cleanliness siwk a we havi suggested. sug-gested. FarBiers Itevlow. |
