Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-08-22

Ths Csssle Diseases.
In SONS portions Of our county cafti<
are suffering from disease which L neu
70 our section In st. Inigo,s our CORES.
pendent reports that ORA George G. "a
| vile and ]. r. Ryder, veterinarians Of Bal.
timore, pronounce the disease Aatkrsx.
| Afew days ago Mr. Geo. Loker described
to rs the symptoms. of affected cattle In hi
neighborhood Said Mr.. Locker, athe AMI.
mails eyes and nose become red and infiam-
ed-eyes bulge ouf-the beast refuses 10 re-
main In the sun. goes 70 the branches and
lies down near water and keeps mp an NJ
most continuous moaning. The bowels
become conshpated and the discharges,
when there are any, are coated with mucus,
and are In balls closely resembling the ex-
crement Of hogs" This statement OF the
case we sent 10 the agricultural Editor Of
the Baltimore Weekly Sun and In reply DR..
Robert Ward, r. r. G. v. g.. graduate Of
London College and State Veterinarian
from 1888 TO 1888, writes rs !:
"Your trouble appears to be an impac-
ton Of the 0masum or third stomach, by
some termed Omasitis. II Is caused by
hard, dry, indigestible provender and dry
grasses.
"The treatment must be sedafire, such
treatment 40 Aconite with the bicarbonate
of potash. Linseed oil can be given as an
adjunct, followed by tepid water 10 drink.
Dict sloppy mashes only. Fleming's Tine
iure Aconite in ten TO twenty drops with
bicarbonate potash in one ounce doses, re-
peated every two hours till easy. Give q
quart Of linseed Oh"
The following extract from Diseases Of
Live Stock and Domestic Animals" by
Drs. Miller and Tellor. Veterinary Surgeons,
standard work on veterinary subjects, has
been furnished rs by subscriber. In view
of the fact that the disease therein described
ID supposed to be prevailing among the cat
tie in the lower sections of our county, we
publish il for the benefit of our readers.
Anthrax or Charbon, contagious and
malignant disease Of the blood, most COM
mon in cattle, but communicable to all do
nestle animals, and even to man.
CAUSES.
1t arises from contagion, from spoiled or
tainted food, from pGsturing in low swamps
and among stagnant pools, and from hot
and damp seasons. II Is most commonly
seen in summer and autumn, especially
when the temperature il high and rain fire.
quent. The poison producing bacteria
have wonderful tenacity of life and hence
every part of diseased animal will con-
vey infection. Flies can carry the disease
on their feet and an OK yoke worn by an
infected animal has been known to car.
~ the infection to o well one; even
grain and straw grown on soil where q
diseased animal has been buried has been
known to communicate the malady.
SYMPTOMS.
The animal becomes languid, the ears
drop, the eyes are red, the mouth and nose
hot and dry and the pulse rapid and feeble.
from 80 TO 100 beats per minute. In the
course Of q short time swellings appear
about the loins, back, head, neck. brisket
or legs. They cause pain and stiffness,
which make the animal unwilling TO move
or rise up If he is lying down. The appe-
lite il lost, he does not chew the cud, the
bowels are constipated and the urine scan
ty and dark In color. When the swellings
are felt they are found to be cool or cold,
not very tender or painful. and may give
out cracking sound. They are dark or
nearly black in color, having the appear
ance of modification. In few hours or
days the symptoms Of exhaustion deepen
greatly; the animal cannot rise from the
ground, his eye Is fixed and staring, the
breathing shallow and he dies often In con-
vulsions.
TREATMENT.
In spite of the extensive studies that
have been given to this destructive disease,
no very successful method Of treatment has
been discovered. Ii may be promised that
all bleeding, puIging, lowering medicines
are hurtful; and al local applications to
"backen" the swellings are useless.
Prof Williams believes the most promis-
ing treatment is:
Chlorate of potash, ioz.
Water, 1pt |
Mix and give three times day. This, he |
says, is superior to sll other medicines.
or undoubted and positive efficacy, both |
in the prevention and treatment, Is q
SETON IN THE DEwLAP,
and Il should always be inserted at the first |
intimation Of the malady, smeared with ir.
ritating ointment and turned every day. |
It should be q broad, coarse tape foot |
long and an inch wide and should remain |
in 6 or 8 weeks. All animals that die Of |
any form of this disease should be buried |
at once, as their flesh is poisonous 10 man |
and beast and the odor from t:aeir decaying |
bodies il believed to disseminate the dis |
ease. Recent French authorities recon-
mend as specifies large doses Of quinine, / |
TO Q drachms, repeated every or hours
In severe cases; and the hyperaermic in |
lection Of solution Of iodine In the follow 1
ing solution:
Iodine, grains.
Iodide Of potassium, S grains.
Water, ounce.
Use syringeful every hour in severe cases.
The disease Ii known by the several |
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