Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

THE UNIVERSITY COURSE OF VETERINARY
LECTURES BY PROF. CRESsY, AT THE
MEDICAL COLLEGE AT BURLINGTON.

THE UNIV fholII CUUhoE VI NblEhlNA AM
LECTURES BY PROF. CREssY, AT THE
MEDICAL COLLEGE AT BURLINGTON.
Among the subjects sent down to the
Prof. was loss of cud."
This is not disease, but a symptom of
n disease. The COW that is sick will not
ruminate or chew her cud, and this is
sometimes valuable symptom, calling
the attention 10 the sickness of the animal
when there is no other sign of it noticeable.
EPIzooTIC.
This name comes from two Greek words
disease upon animals, which was
an epidemic influenza, and was by some
thought 10 be caused by Or connected with
the extraordinary quantities Of ozone in
the air. This discovery of this quality
in the air is one of the results of the Cri-
mean war, and if it could be ascertaned
whether this was the cause of certain types
of diseases, the discovery would be most
valuable. The pathology of the disease is
IL great increase of blood in the respiratory
passages, and is at this stage of catrrah-
al form, soon extending and creating I'm in
Illumination ofthe bronchial tubes, and bron-
chitis is added to the catarrah. In this
we have II severe complication of disease.
The increase of blood in the bronchial
tubes causes an irritation, and IN eXuda
ton follows which makes the animal
cough, which increases the irritation.
This cough was II peculiar one, kind of
broken barking cough, and comes from
the Instructions in the passages. After
considerable discharge of mucus comes
from the bronchial tubes, and as the horse
cannot SPIT it out it is swallowed and Gre
ales the mucus discharge from The bowels,
When the cough reaches II high key, short
barking, we have another complication,
involving lie tissues between the tubes,
and when this is reached we have pneu-
monia, giving II still higher keynote to
the cough, which is much less, us it hurts
so badly to cough, and the horse will
seem to hold back from coughing rs much
as possible. Sometimes the disease may
60 directly from bronchial catarrah to
pneumonia. In this type the bronchial
tubes are free from matter, but are small
er from the pressure of blood on them, and
yhnn thpv inv IN tako "a limo hrn.th il
gives orcat min en- that he Iokes shor,
breath. In horses the lung is so large
The career of the disease is onile rand.
and in limo fever will soon terminate one
wnv ar the Other In onother s,,0e nj
the disease the membrane surrounding the
lung becomes involved, with or without
the lung itself; if without the lung, it af-
lects The membrane or pleura alone. if is
nlenrisv. if involving the limo with II. i,
Then becomes pleurn. nneumonia and is
then always fatal, In post.mo,tem exam.
nation of such cases the two nars sre Of
len Joined bv lesion or growing together
so the animal could not lake u lone breath
tuberculosis is a deposit in tho iungs Of
abortiye matter of the system. and while
generally found in the lungs. is sometime.
found in the liver and in the bones rs well
and in the chronic tyne this is tuberculosis.
or consumption. In post. norton exam.
ina1ion if The limo he only conoested. il
will float in water: if filed with The exu.
dalions in its own cells, it will sink.
In treating the epizoo,ic the question o.
pHysicipp came early, and he ihoughL il
mioht now be considered well settled that
while n thorough catbartic sboulJ b,
avoided a mild 9perient might be piver
TO lust move the bowels to carry awav the
waste of the system. and should be Given
ut the first. the very first stages of the dis
ease. and for this a little oil With nm enema
would be as good as anything. Tolu, ipe
cac and licorice should be owen to pro