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Show Treetment for Heaves. v In accordance with the requeat of 1 a reader of tha Farmers' Itevlew we t quote tho advice for treatment of J heaves from two writers; j Prof. I). Mcintosh: Food so as not to overload the stomach; allow a lit- J tie buy to be eaten first, then glva water and then oats. Never feed more . than twelve to fourteen pounds of f hay per duy and fifteen pounds of j outs. Dolled flaxseed mixed with a I little bran at night will keep the bow- i ela regular, besides bolng vory nulrl- j tlous. Sulphato of Iron, four ounces; nltrato of putasslum, four ounces; nui I vomica, two ounces; divided Into j twenty-four doses, and one given ev- cry night In bran mash, It very use- J ful. After this quantity has boon 1 given, skip two or three woeks and (, repeat One ounce of Fowler's solution solu-tion of arsenla given evory night la ' small bran mash, when the animal la ' ul work In the spring, is very good and often enables sn animal to do a good duy's work, which It could not do V except for the arsenic. This can be continued for a month to tlx weeks without any dunger to the aulmtL '. Then atop for a fuw weeks or as long -ss the animal can do without It, and , when the breuthlng becomes difficult i' j resume again and to on. 1 have treat? ) ed horses In tills way and they would do their work with ease for yeara, e Jonathan Porlam: Treatment with a view to permanent cure Is generally gener-ally not successful. However the aliment ali-ment may be greatly ameliorated by a strict attention to the dial, which t should be the reverse of that which hat hitherto been glvon. Give nutrt- '. tive food of small bulk and bott qual- J Ity, such aa finely-cut wild hay mixed ' with ground oata and corn, bran and a small quantity of grouud oll-cak or flaxseed meal, and allghtly moistened. mois-tened. In summer give green or succulent suc-culent food Instead of bay, and In winter dalle allowances of sliced carrots and other roots. Such horses should never be fed or waturod Immediately Im-mediately before use, and they should Lu used only for slow and easy work. Kiiniiers' ltovlew. |