The New York herald., 1879-02-24
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.
VISIT TO STABLES IN LExANDRIA-sYdpToIs
OF THE DISEASE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
HOG CHOLERA.


WASHINGTON. Feb %, 1879.
DR.. Gadsden, Veterinary Surgeon Of Philadelphia,
called upon DR.. Bushman, Veterinary Surgeon of the
Army. to-day and requested him to show him some
cattle with contagious pleuro-pneumonia at Alex.
andria. Va. whittier DR.. Bushman had previously
taken DR.. McEachran, the agent of the Canadian
government. Drs. Gadsden and Bushman accord
ingy went first to the stable where DR.. McEach-
had previously purchased for
post-mortem examination. At this stable they
found only one COW, three belonging to the
same person having died within few months
past. This suffering from pcuro-pneu.
monia in q chronic form. She had peculiar cough
pallid membranes. and her temperature l03 de-
grccs. Dr. Bushman says the has lost consider
able flesh since he saw her on the I'D Of January.
Drs. Gadstlon and Bushman found thrce other cows
the common, one of them having the disease in
tine first stage. The spasmodc action of the nostrils
well marked. When she lay down she seized
with a violent t of coughing and aborcd breathing.
SYMPTOMS DISEASE.
As matter of public well as private interest DR..
Gadsdcn furnishes the following sy mpoms of peuro-
pneumonia OF the contagious type. which he thinks
will enable persons connected with cattle raising read
lily to recognize the symptoms. II the disease arises
from cohabiation, cough first noticed about tho
ninth day; but the disease would not, perhaps be
month. The irst sign after cough is shivering
fit; the coat looks dull and starvng there is
sional cough of dry harsh character when the
NAL is moved briskly: the animal looks full in tho
early morning. thus differing from healthy animais
the cxcrencnt is dry aud the urine scanty there
some stiffness about the udders in nilkng tho
quantity Of milk diniinishes; there is
loss of appetite and altered gait, the
animal standing with elbows turned outward
from the ribs; the neck and head extended
and the nostrls somewhat convulsivcly extended at
each inspiration and quckncss of breathing OF tho
animal Is disturbed with audible grunt. The
preston of the indicates unoasincss or
absolute pain the eyes prominent and fixed
there is much thirst and ropy saliva from the mouth.
the mnzzlc hot and dry the back is slightly archcd.
with protrudiug head and extended fore limbs and
the hinder ones drawn under with knuckling of tho
hind fetlocks. Whom lying down the animal rosts
leaving the ribs on the healthy eide of the
chest as much freedom of motion possible. As
no uSranr on ,ho ns p,se ms.
is at first snbducd, becomes marked and papitates
the membrane Of the eyes, mouth and vagina is
usually pnllid the tongue is foul covered with fur
and the exlialed breath has a natseous and q
fetd odor gruntg grinding OF the teeth. diminished
secretons weakness and with the
progress of the maady When the animal becomes
weak IL lies down more frequently: 10 sometimes
shows symptoms of jaundice tympanitis from gases
aecumuiating in the paundh; the gait is
staggering that the animal appears TO suffer from
partial paralysis Of the hind qartcrs the breathing
is more frequent aud laborcd: the animal gasps
for BREATH the spasmodic action of the nostrs is
very marked. the grunt is very audible, and there is
a peculiar puckering of the angles OF the mouth.
The acute stage of this disorder varies lfom
to twcnty-one days. Conyalescencc extends over
period OF one, two or three months during the
greater part of which the animal is capable OF
injecting healthy cattle. DIR. C}adsden says that
the discovery OF the disease the sick animal should
be Immediately separated from the healthy ones. TO
prevent conagion he considers treatment useless.
HOG CuOLEEA.
Information continues TO be received at the De-
par,mcn OF Agriculture relative to hog cholera This
demonstrates the fact that the disease Is not only in
icctiOus but contagious IL Is also shown that other
the same back TO the previous source This has
been made apparent by Dr. Law, Of Cornell Univer-