They died, so did people. It was a very hard trip on all involved.
they leave them there
because they just did!
On the Oregon Trail, sick individuals often faced dire consequences due to limited medical care and harsh conditions. Many succumbed to illnesses such as cholera, dysentery, and respiratory infections, which spread rapidly among the wagon trains. Those who fell ill were frequently left behind or abandoned, as the journey was too arduous for the healthy to pause for extended periods. The combination of travel fatigue, inadequate nutrition, and exposure to the elements exacerbated their suffering.
well they had to face people and animals geting sick and they had to cross a lot of mountains . :^))
Some slept in the wagons. Others slept on the ground in between the wagons and the fire pits.
Contaminated water. This was part of the reason most quality guidebooks to the trails recommended using "oxen and one yoke of cow to pull your wagon as the cows can give milk on the trail and they can be sold when you arrive at your destination" as although the reason why drinking the water made people sick was not understood, it was known that people drinking fresh milk on the trail got sick much less often.
Sick Animals was created in 1970.
Pioneers drank water,water that they got from rivers and streams. SOme pioneers got sick because of the water they drank. But if someone was sick and they had a medicine that was liquid that was drinken. Also, if something was eaten and it was poionus, whiskey would be forced down that person throte.
Willamette Valley ( Central Oregon).
He loved animals, but he didn't get to play sports or have hobbies because he got sick many times.
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals was created in 1917.
no, rabbits cannot be sick