The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-18

and growth of the poison, and consist
ing in the loading of the blood with
plastic or waste organic matter, as in
over-fed, plethoric animals, In those
making flesh most rapidly, in the young
and rapidly growing, in those rendered
unhealthy by impure air, %overwork, I'M
suitable food or water.
9th. Sudden chills whessthe poison
is already present-hence extreme va
r~iations in the temperature of night and
day.
9th. A close. still atmosphere.
Anthrax in cattle as seen in this
country may be arranged under five
heads, viz. Black leg, splenic apo
plexy, inflammation of the bowels, black
tongue and malignant sore throat.
In sheep, two classes, viz. ; Splenic
apoplexy and braxy.
Horses are subject to a form of an
thrax known as ''purpura hemorrhagi-
Ca"
Swine also by a form known as "black
tongue" and tumor about the throat.
In man it assumes the form of INA.
lignant pustule," generally from inocu-
lation while skinning animals dead of
anthrax, or eating diseased meat.
Black leg usually occurs in young,
thriving, fat stock under two years old
and generally gives indications of its
invasions. The victim, which before
the attack was looked on as one of the
best in the herd, becomes ~listless, has a
vague expression about the eyes, the
ears droop, the pulse is irregular and
feeble and from 80 to 100 per minute,
the mouth hot. In a short time en-
largements may be noticed either On
the back ribs or loins, an unwilling
ness to move about, stiff in gait or
lame in one leg, lies down much, APP
petite gone, no Illumination, bowels
constipated and urine scanty and coffee
colored, the swellings on the back and
loins is cold, and no feeling when cut
into, c%repitates when pressed upon
owing to the gas evolved. The symptoms
of depression increase rapidly. The
animal lies down and is unable to
rise, unconscious of surroundings, and
dies.
In some instances the premonitory
symptoms come on slowly. Thus it
will be seen hat some become un-
thrifty, staring coat, capricious ape
lite, irreg Llarity of the bowels, the
skin becomes harsh and spotted, hair
stands toward the ears, and If there is
no alteration in the diet or remedial
precautions taken, the graver symp-
toms become manifest and the animal
dies.
The treatment of a case if seen
early is a full dose of EPSON salts,
one-half pound to one pound according
to age, to be folio wed after twenty
four hours with a t%easpoonful of the
chlorate OF potassa three times a day
together with light, nutritious mashes.
If the animal becomes very weak alco-
holic stimulants may be used with
benefit. Showers of cold water over
NV oOoJ ~ oobltblbltO bClltllCltls
These cases should be protected from
the hot sun.
Splenic apoplexy usually attacks
cows over two years old, ard death
is very sudden. In many cases the
animal is seen apparently in good
health a few hours before it is found
dead, death having occurred without a
struggle. In other cases, when the in
vaston is not so rapid, it may be 10
ticed that the animal has been unwell
for several days, suffering from a re-
mittent fever, rapid pulse, hurried
breathing. red and injected eyes, hot
mouth, i~rregularity of the bowels and
redness of the urine. These symptoms
may abate in a few hours and the ami
NAL to eat and ruminate.
The fever, however, returns, aud in
the end the sufferer toe often sue
cumbs.
Iu these cases chlorAte of potassa in
half ounce doses three times a day, will
in many cases save the animal.
This form of anthrax is very fatal
among sheep. The spleen, after death,
will be found much enlarged and brok-
en- down in structure, and its capsule
d~istended with a mass of semi-nuid,
tar-like bl God.
These are the two forms most COM
monty met with in cattle and sheep,
and in both of these animals, are due to
the same causes
Professor McEachran, principal of
the Montreal veterinary college, and
inspector of cattle for Canada, says in
his report of 1881:
81 beg to call your attention to the
fact that large numbers of animals are
lost annually from the disease known
as anthrax. = 1 would call your atten-
tion especially to the danger arising
from uuburned ~carcasses of animals,
dead from anthrax ~ would urgently
recommend that the law be rigidly en-
forced throughout the dominion, and
that owners of animals dying of an
thrax be compelled to bury them deep
ly and cover them with lime, or better
still, to burn them first and bury the
ashes. Were statistics furnished of
the annual losses in Canada from this
disease now, and the yearly increasing
losses which must result from a con
tinuance of the present carelessness in
disposing of ca capable of so in
f.Attr- tla a~t " "