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Treatment of Strangles with Sulphanilamide
5. Sulphanilamide as No. 4.
Catarrh. Submax. swelling subsided.
Mild case, convalescent from 13 day.
6. Sulphanilamide, seven doses each of 80
gm. on 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 days.
Whole dose at one time.
Submax. abscess opened, 8 day. Conva-
lescent from 18 day.
7. Sulphanilamide, 10 doses each of 80 gm.
on 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19
days, whole dose at one time.
Catarrh. Submax. abscess opened, 17
and 18 days. Parotid swelling. Matura-
tion of abscess delayed, but convales-
cent from 19 day. Did not respond
well to sulphanilamide.
1. Submax. abscess opened 7, 12, 13 days.
Abscess on cheek opened, 13 day.
Mild case, convalescent from 26 day.
2. Submax. and parotid abscesses opened,
9 and 15 days, respectively. Conva-
lescent from 21 day.
3. Catarrh. Submax. and cheek absces-
ses opened, 10 and 13 days, respec-
tively. Parotid abscess opened 19 and
21 days. Roaring from 3-10 days. A
severe case with swelling of face and
succession of abscesses. Convalescent
from 24 day.
4. Submax. abscesses opened 8 and 12
days, cheek and temporal abscesses ope
ned, 9 and 12 days, respectively. Con-
valescent from 19 day.
5. Only symptom was pyrexia, but 13
days after discharge from hospital
readmitted with submax. abscess. Con-
valescent from 16 day.
6. Catarrh. Submax. abscesses opened,
7 and 11 days. Mild case, convales-
cent from 18 day.
7. Catarrh. Submax. abscesses opened, 6,
7 and 10 days. Mild case, convalescent
from 14 day.
NOTE. For cases 1 to 2 and 1 to 7, animals were selected
at time of admission to hospital. On each occasion
two cases with pyrexia and submaxillary swe-
lling, with or without other symptoms, were
picked out. Usually at this time both were of
about the same severity but, if any difference,
the more severe one was taken for sulphanilamide
treatment.
Sargodha
8. Sulphanilamide, three doses each of 82
gm. on 12 March, 15 March and 19
April 1941.
Strangles developed previously, on
28 January 1941. Condition failed to
improve, fed little and had frequent
colic. Condition thereafter rapidly
deteriorated and was very poor when
sulphanilamide was started on 12 March
1941. Condition improved for a time
and animal took normal feeds, but con-
dition again deteriorated and colic
reappeared. Animal became very dull
and weak and was off-feed. Died on
7 May 1941. P. m: large abscess in
lung and two small abscesses on pleura.
9. Sulphanilamide, two doses each of 82
gm. on 4 April and 7 April 1941.
Strangles developed on 27 January 1941
but animal did not recover. Condition
very poor and feeding little, when sul-
phanilamide treatment started on 4
April. Condition thereafter improved
and body weight increased. Discharged
cured.
10. Sulphanilamide, three doses each of 82
gm. on 17, 19 and 22 April 1941.
Fresh case. Heavy catarrh and feeding
little. After treatment, condition im-
proved. Discharged cured.
8. Had strangles on 12 April 1941 but
did not recover. Condition poor but
feeding well. Died on 4 April. P.m:
large abscess in lungs; kidney 'full of
pus'.
9. Strangles developed on 29 March 1941.
Condition declined and horse was off-
feed. Submax. abscess opened on 13
April 1941. Appeared to be recovering
and was feeding fairly well. Showed
colic. Died on 24 May 1941. P.m: large
abscess in the intestines.
Duration of hospitalization. The Vete-
rinary Officer in charge at Mona (in
June 1940) writes 'in most cases during
administration of the drug abscesses
showed signs of absorption and in five cases
they absorbed completely; but in others
they reappeared and had to be opened.