| Show how to treat blackleg the following isa la a report bent out by L A merrill at A t prof veterinary n ary science of the A 0 lagari an animal with blackleg moves stiffly some of its four legs de bending upon which part of the body the dis ease settles in being very stiff and requiring an especial effort of the sick 0 animal to use it the disease may settle on either cither side but during a visit recently to a Box boxelder elder cou county n t y farm where tire disease cacavas was prevalent I 1 noticed that in every case it was the left sule side that bad been att attacked ached the m ost charac te ristle symptom of the disease is the formation of gas directly beneath the skin of the affected part the tissue is swollen and tense the circulation of the blood is arrested ind and affected part appears colder to the touch than other parts of the body the treatment of animals already sick with blackleg is rarely satisfactory good results have been obtained from exercising 0 an animal violently when the first symptoms are arc observed place a boy on oil 1 a I horse and ru run u the calves round the pasture to secure rapid circulation and prevent blood from settling in any par t odthe of the boily body bleeding from the jugular vein tein in early stages is alo practiced from one to four quarts of blood bei ng n drawn from the animal the treatment should be however preventative A remedy which has been used with some success by a logan stockman is given sulphur 10 lbs ibs saltpetre salt petre 3 ab ibs copperas 6 lbs ibs air slaked lime 3 lbs ibs pulverize these in ingredients and mix them thoroughly thorough Iv with one gallon of common salt and place it where cattle cattie V ill lick it 11 1 in n the aluce of common salt |
