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Show Answers by the Veterinarian Or. A. S. Alexander ftltcontln Ctillev of Agrnvli-jri Foal Carried Too Long WHY do some mares carry lliclr fcal more than eleven months? We ha. I one thst went almost a jear und then had lots of trouble having her colt. M. K.. Min-nesol.i. Min-nesol.i. R'pl.v Voting mares that are not v.orl-ed or fully exercised during pregnancy do not easily and promptly "loose n up behind." m horse-men say. In riadln-ss for foaling and s.j have u difficult time In brlngins forth thn foal. (v-rf eding ami lack of exerclte are common causes, but one sec the same thlnp when a male- s not sulticlently fed and therefore- Is weak and the foal riot fully developed. Constipation N another very common can, or at least It is commonly associated with n tarded pjrl urltbui. To prevent the delay have the inar-. work every' ,,;'y ehr-lng preg. nancy, or at least take abundant e.litdetor exercise ex-ercise every day and feed them so that Ihe lnnseles will be kept In hard e oiviliiiut an) the bowels acllxe. Hemorrhagic Septicaemia WE MAYK !u"l some cows from a peculiar disease for which ordinary medkincj seem to he uMek-ss. Tln-y get lek. droop, will not eat, have tucked-up bellies find fever and soon eo ,i(wn and die )n opening one we found the spleen and other organs seemingly. seem-ingly. all right, but there wore red spots on th" lining of the gut and on other pUo-) Inside the animal, and In some places under the skin, which we took off; there were bloody place.': not Ju.t like thoe fe-etl In blackleg of young cattle. Can you diagnose the disease, and Is there any help for 117 ;-'uh . rlber. Reply The disease apparently Is 'hemorrhagic 'hem-orrhagic scptlcocmU," arid there Is no cure. Like anilsrav, which It roniewhat resembles. It Is due- to a .-peelfle germ and is usually ci'iitr.'o -,j on leiw. wet land er from feeding Lay op other fooii grown upon such land. Th chief dlugno-tic ymptoin Is the appearance appear-ance of red. bloody speits as described; tils) the extravasations of blood and Inflammatory Inflamma-tory lymph in the conneetlve tissues underlying under-lying tho skin. When n disease ef this sort breaks out the state veterinarian should be notified. At the same time the feed fhould be changed and the affected animals kept isolated. Wind Sucking AYOl'NCJ horso has begun to c rib and suck wind. lie has been kept Indoors mo't of the winter cm account of the deep snow, but now he ge.es outdoors soine of the time, lie Is riving t years and has been broken, but not worked. Ie weighs lion pounds and Is a nice animal. We feed him well on oats, corn, bran and hay and some alfalfa meal, lie bkials, some and passes wind occasionally. occasion-ally. How should be bo treated? J. N., Illinois. Reply. Don't let him stand a single day idle In the barn Put him to steady work in harness every day and when there Is no work for him to do turn him out of door. for exe-fc-ije. I-Vcd him from a. box placed on floor of box slall and remove the box after fcoiir.g. Lei nothing remain In the box stall upon which ho could rest or set his teeth or chin to practice cribbing. If be continues Ihe uractle'e tie a five-eighths cord to one ring of halter or bridle, piss the other end under upper- lip and over gu.ns of Incisor teeth, draw fairly tight and tie to other rlnc of halter. Stop feeding corn and meal- Ie feed twice dally mix a tablcspooiiful of a mixture ef two parts powelered wood charcoal char-coal and one part each of bicarbonate o sod; and powdered gentian root. |