Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1893 — Teething in Animals. [ARTICLE]

Teething in Animals.

Teething in young animals is often attended with considerable ‘irritation and fever. Three-year-old colts probably suffer most. At this period they cut four front teeth and eight back ones. During the fourth year, they also cut four front teeth, eight back, and four tushes. Sometimes they become thiD from the pain in eating even moderately soft feed or fodder. Though young cattle suffer less, yet their period of greatest irritation from teething occurs from the second to the third year. At this period of life, they have arrived at greater maturity than colts of the same age. Young .cattle suffer more from the fact that one of the first grinders, coming at this period, sometimes causes great irritation, from coming in contact with the crown of its preceding tooth, resulting in loss of appetite' from sore mouth and fetid breath, and soreness from ulceration of the gums. In puppies and kittens, convulsions occur, between the third and sixth month, from dentitioD. By extracting the temporary tushes before the permanent ones come, much pain may be saved the animals. Redness, swelling and tenderness readily travel down the mucous membranes to the nose, causing sneezing, and to the throat, causing great anuoyauce by a teasing cough. The indication is to modify the irritation by soft mucilaginous food and drinks, and keeping the bowels in proper condition. Teething animals should have good care, gentle management, and moderate work. —[ American Agriculturist.