The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-24
DISEASED CATTLE.
The Symptom. OF Picuro-PneumonIa Of the
Contagious Type.


WASHINGTON, Feb 23.-Dr. Gadsden, vet
Urinary 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
Alexandria. Va. whittier DIR. Bushman had pre-
vlously taken DR.. McEachran. the agent Of the
Canadian Government. Drs. Gadsden and
Bushman accordingly went first to the stable
where DIR. McEachran had previously pur-
chased a COW for post norton examination.
At this stable they found only one COW. three be-
longing to the Same person having died within
few months past. This COW was suffering
from pleuro-pneumonla In O chronic form.
She had peculiar cough. pallid membranes.
and her temperature was 1903 degrees. Dr.
Bushman says the COW has lost much flesh
since he saw her on Jan. %. Drs Gadsden and
Bushman found three other cows on tho COM
mon. ono OF them having the disensc in the
first stage The spasmodic action Of the nos
trils was we'll marked. When she lay down she
was seized with n violent NJ OF coughing and
labored breathing. As a matter If public IA
well as private interest. Dr. Gadsdcn furnishes
the following symptoms Of pleurD- pneumonia
81 the contagious type. which he thinks will en-
able persons connected with cattle raising
readily to recognize the symptoms
II tho disease arises from cohAhAton cough IL first
noticed about the ninth day hut the dlseas, would not,
1s n9h''4 oy rne Owners OF stock hei9re he
suvehng NJ The coat lonAs lu and starving There -
animal is moved briskiy The animal lo0ks iul IN Tho
sarb morning, thus differing from healthy an mails
The excrcmcnt - dry. aud the urine scaniy T'ero is
some stiffness about the udder In milking The quantity
altered gait Tie animal standing with ei5ows turned
outward from The ribs The mech and l.d are extended
each re.nrsion-and quickress BREATHING OF the AMI
Of the eounenance Indicates absolute pain
The eyes arc prominent and hScd There - much thirst
The back Is sshtly arched with rrotrudine head and
extended ore limbs and the hndcr ones drawn under
with knac kiins Of tho hind iciocks When ing down
the animal rests its briskcL or lies on tie al ctrl
side. leaving ihc rbs On the healthy side Of III chest
A. much freedom nj motion n possible As the dis
more The hei In Of n@ heart p' Witch
a. hrst sutducd. becomes marked and napities
pslhd The tongue Is oul covered with iur and the
hailed breath has a nnu.eous and even n icud wior
weakness and emsc alton increase with the progress Of
down more frequently It sometimes shows symptom.
paunch The gait i now staggering that the amin Il
appcnts 10 sur from partial parays Of the hind quar-
notril, IL yery mattcd Inc yrunt H. very nndtie and
there peculiar puckerng OF The angles OF the mouth
me acuc stage Of tbs disorder varies from seven {,
twenty one DAYS Convalc extends over pcrot
O Que, two or three mnnths DURING the greater part o
| cattle
DIR. Gadscn says that. on the discovery Of tn,
| disease. the sick nltnal should be immediately
| separated from the healthy ones TO prevent con.
| tagiOn. Ms he considers treatment useless.
| Information continues To be- received at IN,
| Department OF Agriculture relative To hog
| cholera. This demonstrates the fact that III,
| disease IL not only infectious but contagious. Il
| Is also shown that other animals taking thu
| disease from them can trnnsmit the same bncl
| TO the previous source. This has been mad,
] apparent by DR.. Law OF Cornell Univcrs "
! The only way yet suggested for the prevention
Of the spread Of the disease Is to stamp IL out by
! killing the animal II il estimated that swim,
OF the value Of f2OOOO.uOO or $50 900 600 perish
every year. The Orm"rnpproprationt to enahl,
/ al ANus
| $1,000 and similar amount will he appro
prlated this year for the same purpose.