Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-22
Di.eased anima1s-Horses and Cattle.

Diseased Administrators anu Cattie'
Notice was made in the columns OF the
REcoRD-UNIoN some time since OF the prev
alence of glandered horses in Sacramento
and adjoining counties. Several cases were
cited where veterinary surgeons hau coh-
| demned horses having that lncuraole ana
contagious disease. Since that time several
valuable animals have been killed, and
case comes up in the Police Court this morn
ing where man by the name OF Paquln
is charged with keeping glandered horse
oftar II had been condemned by persons
claiming to have knowledge of the subject.
The animal was condemned two weeks ago,
and was again visited yesterday by a
veterinary surgeon, the Health Officer
and members of the Board of Health, who
saw that the disease had made rapid prog
ress during the interim of the examina-
tons. A. NJ. McCollum says that the
woods are full of them" and he appre-
hends that before people wake up to a full
realization of what is upon them, a very
large number of horses in this section will
become diseased. He said that it worked
great hardship for some to have to kill
their horses A few days ago he was
called upon by laborer, who lives in the
upper part of the city, to ex-
anime his horses, the owner
fearing that they had the disease.
He did so, and found that both had the
CHAMBERS. He also found thatthe poor man
had wife and six small children, whose
entire dependence was the earnings of those
two horses "What could do in that
case?" he asked Il certainly had not
heart to make a complaint against him.
still in reality it should, for the good OF the
entire community, be done" he SAID ne
thought the Legislature should at Its next
session enact law authorizing the paying
for. and then killing of all such animals.
Several DAYS ago cattle in the neighbor-
hood of Twentieth street and some IN the
neighborhood of Washington, 1olo county,
showed symptoms of some peculiar but
evidently serious disease. The cows of eX-
Mayor Turner were attacked with it and
he sent for Dr. McCollum. After diagnoS-
ing several cases, he gave it as his opinion
that the disease is what is known as an
throx, somewhat similar to the foot and
mouth disease, but not so fatal. 1t is one
of the most widely ditf'uSed animal diseases
known to medical science, being found in
all parts of the world. In France the
disease is known as Charlton, and annually
causes enormous losses III cattle and sheep
i'll that country. 1t is now a rare disease
in England, but centuries ago it was very
common and destructive. 1t is disease
seldom heard of in the United States, but
is very contagious and unless taken care
of properly is liable to cause an epidemic.
There are 43 cases i'll and around this city,
the oldest case being less than week old.
SO far it has been confined entirely to COWS,
the first symptoms being that of drying up,
or falling off in quantity of milk, stitfen-
ing of the front feet refusing to take food,
soldering at the nose, sore upper lip,
and very high fever at the nostril. The
animals show disposition to lie down
most of the time, and are very sore be-
tween the toes. So far but one animal has
died, but if they keep coming down with
the rapidity they have during the past
week, the fatality cannot help being large,
Immediately after COW shows any of the
above symptoms, she should be removed
from the other animals, so as to prevent
contagion, and her milk should not be
used for domestic purposes.