The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-21
THE FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

In Regard to the Dreadful Scourge.
TOPEKA, KAs., March 13.-The following
is the report of DIR. Holcombe, the veterinary
surgeon commissioned by Governor GlickStc
investigate the disease which recently made
its appearance among the cattle in WOOdsOn
County, Kas.:
NEoSHO FALLS, woODsOS. County. kAS-,l
March 10 1854
To the Governor Of Kansas:
SIR nave the honor to report mere
with the results of my Investigation
into the nature. cause and progress
of the disease existing among the cattle,
in this neighborhood- BY permission of Gems
eral Augur, commanding the Military Depart.
ment of the Missouri, L reported TO you in
Topeka on the 9Th inst, and received verbal
Instructions to proceed to this point without
delay. / arrived here on the 9th inst, in COM
pany with yourself and Colonel sims. Secre-
tary of the State Board OF Agriculture,
and q delegation of citizens OF EInporia-
/ first inspected the herd of Daniel Keith. loca-
ted four miles northwest OF Neosno Fails, ~
COfYey, County, Has The history of his herd
is as follows: IL consists of 10 animals, most
of which are yearlings. the remainder COM
prising n few cows and two-year-old steeI&
All of these animals were picked up in the
surrounding country last autumn. The lastot
sixty were received on December 10, 1SS3. All
were apparently well after Christmas some
time between the 18th and 3lst OF Decemg1r.
five of the yearlings were seen 10 be lame aAd
TO present more or less swelling of the affected
feet. A day or two a~ftcrward six more were
found with similar symptoms. After n time
it was noticed that the feet affected showed
signs of slOughing ut the coronet, or
above the fetlock joint. This result
was attributed 10 freezing of the dlSca7d
members. Notwithstanding the changes q
the weather, new outbreaks I'm the herd cdl-
tinued until At the time of my arrival siNtywere
or had been affected / made "a critical exam
inatiOn of a large number both of the well antt
the sick. Atypical recent case. said 10 nave
been sick four or five days, was a twO-yearoid
steer. with the following symptoms: The right
hind foot was considerably swollen, and the
animal limped rs he walked. \ single YcSIcie
WIS found on the skin in the cleft of the hOof-
| touched il with my finger when il rupttred:
the fluid escaped. leaving an OblOug ST.
p~erficial ulce-- The foot was hot z
tender to pressure, while the swelling
extended As high aS the fetlOck. The
temperature. taken in the recline, was li -
degrees Fahrenheit. An examination OF the
mouth revealed three small ulcers. and ono
recently formed ulcer on the mucous MEN,
brane of the lips and gums. Another case,
said to have been affected about ten days, was
a red yearling steer. the right hind foot sup
purating ut the fetlOck joint, while the parts
below were dead. The mucous membrane or
the upper and lower lips of the gums
and palate as faS back as 70 the
ulcers. varying in size from "A large pin-head
to a Lima bean. These ulcers were of a pale
reddish purple color, prof IA yillowish brown
ott DtI U N III temperature Nht ~"
tient defacated. revealing on the mucous
membrane of the rectum a small ulcer from
which escaped some blood. The thermometer
registered lt4 degrees Fahrenheit Another
case, said to have been one of the first affected,
was u white yearling steer. He refused II ~
up. was greatly emaciated and SIN
tering intense pain me ., rgmt
fetlock joint. covered over with II dark
brown scab from beneath which escaped Ia
thick yellow pus when pressure was applied,
Tho stnn,n yras fenler and swollen alOlf nalf
way to the hook The left hind leg was swOl-
len. hot and intensely painful aS high as the
fetlock. The toes stood wide apart. showing
Il tenser yellowish skin at the base OF the eight
beneath which collections of puS could VIC
felt. The horn of the outside toe was de
tached at the heel, undermined with pus ana
bone was dead on the surface. The
mouth showed several ulcers. SINE
healed. others nearly so; The tcmpera-
ture was l2 degrees Fahrenheit. These
three cases are fairly illustrative -Of the dis
ease as il existed here i'm the various stages
In some cases the mouth LESSONS are COMPARE
lively slight while the feet are seriously at
fected. and vice versa. Some have had ~
disease in "a mild form and escaped without
loss of any portion OF their limbs; some have
lost one toe, some both toes. some one leg at
the fetlock, some both legs and one three legs
The older the animal the less disastrous does
the disease appear to be, for but Few cows
calf by her side about ten days Oh
took the disease and developed ulcers
on the teats and udder as well as in
the mouth. Three days the 3fti
uieu TI,ha sono,I ber,f ;nsnecteJ
io caily s'1sc, - Eansas Co. NJ
peionSs 10 VI, ooouIIon, ot ~
ana IL locateu Oh the oppoSnc >.
way, apout III In. - 80
herd four or five weeks ago, and the number
anected on !ne otu lhst. wa 5n1ty.nt ILL.,
u totaI OF nihely-nNI eau nu' Sn .aS
caseS require sPerIuI
yearhng steer WIN one ioo, aneo1.u. eno%i
ulcers on posh iIPs, 'ne uE'
the rool OF lhc mou'h TSN 49,
lncIudihg the s.It Paiat9i ~ enu
dWo-year,oIu nelisr lna. w fos1 IN ~ r.
IhiS herd was III mt cohdltIon M.en ~ ~
ease Drohc out. u u
uate1 anout Two anu Ian @ rau
MI; neitn : ptacT,m n~o Smn e,S
anu belongs 10 John W bcaIu, Vn 'ne oN.
INST, OUT iour 1850 a ~ = /, ~; nn;oh.
Mhlcn uIeu WHIT 'ne uiSsar - 49, heri -
~ - an y. = baan infectad about tyo.
seVehty-nVe. III HAS peen miee'eu U W
weeks .ba d,so.so 49,
negaruihs ne natu.S ~ - - cortanaons
can De 10 queS,Ion -. onthr.oIs
one. Inis II SHOWN ny ne ieP0aS" ~ SSa
whlch nave Giken PLacc a M
nrst inlected- tue sPryau ~ u
Ease 10 tMG nean Tsr cat,ta Inv tbn nnrcbase
OF a COW from Mr; heiths lalm nc -
IOot anu nloutn uIseasc aiio. 90 ,oso
when the yIhp.oliSa y
capituiate, tne various cascs sno". ou-
anu ulcers oI ~ inou'1. -
IN tne cleIt Oh .ne Iyoe. euyP az
siougnlng at the Iec.' uIceis VI tn Ia
fesicles anu uIcers - ~ = In, . =
temperature varying from FL 70 if
grecs fehrennelt, anu niust
atiOn even III cdres "hcIe "PP"