For Chronic Indigestion.

I have given my horse condition powders for indigestion, but her hair is rough still.  Do you advise feeding on the road when a horse leaves the stable at 10 a. m., traveling continually for thirty miles, returning 5:30 p. m., being fed at 7 a. m.?

A great majority of condition powders contain resin and antimony.  While a slight amount may be beneficial, continued use results in affection of the kidneys by over-stimulation.  Give the following for indigestion:  Bismuth subintrate, 1 ounce; powdered pepsine, 1 ounce; soda bi carbonate, 12 ounces; carbonate iron, 2 ounces.  Mix and give a heaping teaspoon twice daily.  By all means feed your horse three times daily and water as often as you can.  It is unnecessary to warn you that the horse must not be overheated when you give the noonday feed.

Wound Sore.

My colt got its hind leg cut on barbed wire some weeks ago.  There is a hole about an inch and one-half deep in the center of the sore which will not heal.  The inside of the sore does not seem very tender, but the leg stays swollen all of the time and is somewhat feverish.

This is probably a fistulous track that should be curetted by a veterinarian, after which the following formula could be used to heal:  Acetanilide, 1/2 ounce; zinc oxide, 1/4 ounce; bismuth subgalate, 1 1/4 ounce.  Mix and apply on cotton and bandage once daily after washing.

Warts on Horse.

How can warts be removed from a horse’s hide?

We use sulphuric acid.  The results were favorable from the very start.  The warts rapidly shrunk away and finally disappeared entirely.  The acid is applied to the crown of the wart with a small swab or similar instrument, and only in sufficient quantities to wet the crown surface of the wart.  It should be applied about three times a week until the wart is well reduced.  Don’t use too much acid, and don’t keep up the application too long — A. F. Etter.

Kidney Trouble in Horse.

What is the remedy for a horse that stops often to urinate while working?

The horse is affected by an irritation of the kidneys.  Give 1 quart of flaxseed tea daily, change the food and give 1 drachm of C. P. hydro-chloric acid in one bucket of drinking water.

Castration of Colt.

Which is the correct and best way to castrate a yearling colt, with an emasculator or a blade, and when is the proper time?

An emasculator is the only instrument to use in castrating.  The object in using any instrument is to prevent a hemorrhage, and nothing works with so much certainty and quickness.  The A. Hausman and Dunn emasculator is recommended.  The proper time is when the weather is mild, the grass at its best and the colt in good condition.

For a Chronic Cough.

We have a mare seven years old that is troubled with a chronic cough, and at times shows symptoms of heaves, and also has occasionally a white foamy discharge from the nostrils.  She is a greedy eater and drinker and her excreta is often very offensive.