. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1883 irtefc mt& jiprctsmatr. Mollie McCarthy's Deathâa Statement from the Veterinary. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I see by yonr paper that it would be only a conjecture on your part why Mollie McCarthy died. I can tell you, and her case was diagnosed. I had an order from Mr. Cooper to call at the ranch, when I got time, to attend to some minor duties on the horses that|he had in training. I happened there the morning Mollie was taken sick; they were glad to see me. I immediately saw the mare and pronounced the ailment impaction'of the stomach, â warned th
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1883 irtefc mt& jiprctsmatr. Mollie McCarthy's Deathâa Statement from the Veterinary. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I see by yonr paper that it would be only a conjecture on your part why Mollie McCarthy died. I can tell you, and her case was diagnosed. I had an order from Mr. Cooper to call at the ranch, when I got time, to attend to some minor duties on the horses that|he had in training. I happened there the morning Mollie was taken sick; they were glad to see me. I immediately saw the mare and pronounced the ailment impaction'of the stomach, â warned them of the danger, asked if they knew of any cause. " Oh, yes! We feed barley by the sackful, she is boss and we expect she ate too much. " Nest questionâ"Are you going to do anything for her?" Was informed that when she was in training she was sub- ject to attacks of colic and a little run generally relieved her, accordingly she got a little run. I told Albert it would do no good. "Oh, she will be better when she belches. " She soon commenced to belch, but got no better. I then com- menced to plead for the old mare. Albert and I went on a tour of discovery to try and tind some sort of an anodyne. Got to the store (there is a store on the place), it was locked up; (so was the man that ought to have kept it open; he tried to shoot one of the hands a day or two previous). Finally we found the key and secured a little turpentine; on another part of the ranch, a little laudnumn, at least it was marked so. Well, we were hastening off with our prize and were recalled by Mr. Baldwin and instructed to try soda and vinegar, it never failed. More time lost; had to wait to see what virtue there was in vinegar and soda, soon found out it was no good. Gave turpentine and laudnumn, got relief; afterward gave large dose of oil and salt but had nothing left to ease the pain or stop the fermentation now going on. I told them under the circumstances the case was h
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