FEEBLE COLTS.
Sometimes colts are very feeble when foaled. The cause may be attributed to the atmosphere, or rather to an epidemic peculiar to some localities. Many are brought forth so weak, that they are not able to rise without assistance. A constant dropping of water from the navel may be perceivable, and the colt becomes so much enfeebled that death will shortly ensue.
CAUSE.
Sometimes after death, on examination, the liver was found to be decayed; at other times the kidneys. Sometimes a blister will be found on one side of the lungs, the size of a hen’s egg, and as clear as crystal, and filled with a fluid. At other times it is nothing but a general debility of the system.
TREATMENT.
The colt should be drenched with half a teacupful of milk from the mare, which should contain,
- ½ teaspoonful of Ginger,
- 1 tablespoonful of the best grape wine.
A charge should be spread on the loins which should consist of
- ½ lb. of Tar,
- 1 oz. of Rosin,
- 1 oz. of Beeswax,