The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-12-28
A TERRIBLE DISEASE.
The Spread of Chambers and Practical
Means OF Detecting Its Presence.

The Spread of Chambers aud Practical
Means OF Detecting Its Presence.
The prevalence of CHAMBERS in many
States. and especially in some stables
of our larger cities. the contagious ma
ture of the disease, and the difficulty
in disinfecting stable carrying the
contagion, call for the utmost care in
buying horses, and the necessity of
having thorough inspection when the
disease is suspected. The lOathsome
nature of CHAMBERS, its virulence-there
being no known cure for the disease
aud the fact that it is freely communi-
Gated to man, and when communicated
there is no hope of recovery. make it
doubly important that the disease be
detected at the earliest possible mo-
ment
Unfortunately, this disease assumes
various forms, all fatal, and often
long time elapses before the most viru
lent and fatal form of the disease shows
itself. In the incipient stage. as farcy,
for instance, there is no chance of
eventually saving the life of the ami
NAL. Hence the necessity that the ami
NAL be killed as early as possible.
The horse with CHAMBERS or farcy is
dangerous not only 10 every other
equine in the stable, but also to all that
an infected animal may come in con-
tact with. A stable once infected it is
difficult 10 eradicate the cOntagion.
Hence IL is criminal TO sell the horse
once the disease is suspected. The
plain duty is to have a careful inspec-
ton made by competent veterinarian.
To enable every horse owner TO Judge
for himself, measurably, the symptoms
as usually exhibited may assist in de-
termining whether disease may be
CHAMBERS, even though the horse may
be able to do his work, and with moth
ing appearing wrong TO a casual OBJ
server. Notwithstanding this he NAV
be able TO communicate the disease if
he be infected himself.
In the acute or pronounced state of
the disease, there will be q staring
coat. the pulse will be accelerated,
eyes watery, appetite impaired, and
with general prostration- Yellowish
or purple streaks may he found in the
membrane of the nose, and with dis
charge from one or both; first watery,
and at length sticky or mucous. Small
elevations may be observed upon the
membrane by turning up the nostrils.
These will eventually change into ma
lignant ulcers of irregular form and
color. When these symptoms are pres
ent, any horsepower may determine
the disease as well as the practiced
veterinarian. Chambers and farcy are
one and the same disease; a specific
poison affecting the whole system.
When il attacks the membrane of the
nose, the lungs and the Emphatic glands
between the branches of the lower jaw
it constitutes CHAMBERS. If the lynn
phatic glands and other tissues of the
legs and body are swollen it constitutes
farcy, and while the two forms of the
disease may occur separately, us
ually the symptoms of both will
show in the same animal. The virus is
contagious and lasting, but only by alb
solhte contact. and the contagion is by
the virus of the ulcers of CHAMBERS or
farcy, each being capable of inducing
either form of the disease. This virus
is so lasting that year even may
elapse after q hitehing post, manger,
etc, have received it. and yet the OBJ
jecE be capable of communicating the
disease.
Farcy is recognized by one or all of
the limbs being swollen, by swellings
along the Emphatic veins of the limbs
or any part of the body. Small mobiles
called farcy-buds will appear and
eventually break and discharge a
glairy matter, dry up and leave bare
spot or scar, which remains. Others
successfully appear, follow the same
course, Spd the disease eventually as
sumes TIE fatal form of CHAMBERS.
There is no possible cure for the dis
ease, whatever empires may pretend.
The only successful issue is to destroy
the animal, bury deeply or burn in
furnace, and then thoroughly disinfect
every portion of the stable. A prepa-
ration of corrosive sublimate will do
this when applied under the direction
OF veterinary surgeon; but where it
may be applied 8 jet of highly heated
(dry) steam is the surest agent known.
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