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n fee of 81, and will then he considered private
practice. such questions are to be addressed to
DIR. Miller, burlington, VII
In consideration of the fact that "stranglcs'
exists just now in sporadic form in many parts
| OF TINS state, we think a few remarks in re-
| gard to its nature and treatment may be
| found interesting TO those who may have had
| or are at present having experience in treating
| horses or colts so affected
Strange s, commonly known as "distempcr."
/ is a Specific febrilc disease of the horse. under
| certain conditions contagious, in which the
| fever symptoms are not always well marked.
/ and characterized in those cases which run "A
regular course by the formation of one or
| more Assesses in the glands between the low
eriaws, which when matured discharge pus
1t is. strictly speaking, II disease more par
tiCuiarly OF youth or Colthood, ALI bouph IL is
equally certain that horses of all ages and I'M
der every condition of surroundings. etc, are
liable TO become affected.
cfuptive tevers and like smallpox, scar
Ultima and similar diseases in man, is char
/ aCtCriZcd by,
1st More or less fever which runs a definite
course.
I'd. BY an eruption which passes through a
regular series of changes from aupcarauce To
maturation and decline.
Sd. Sometimes appears as an epidemic.
an. Attacks great majority of ANIMALS In
18th. Disposed to attack individual but once
in a lifetime.
9th. Disposed to run a definite course and
dangerous mainly when checked in its course
Strangles is for simplicity's sake divided into
two forms, regular and irregular.
The regular form is that most frequently
dealt with and Is comparatively an unimporaut
disorder ushered in and accompanied by sim
pie and continued fever, which. however, is not
invariably well marked and which when pro-
hounccd reaches its height with the maturation
Of the abscess and subsidies as il heals.
There will be mild catarrhal symptoms. The
animal is rather dull, has n cough, disclinatiun
to eat, owing to irritaDility of the throat.
some cases will show n discharge Of matter
from the nose and per aps saliva from the
hp 10 plaIff -a,.,I, / I
Ing Is soon observed between the jaws or be-
meath the ears. This swelling varies greatly
i'll its position between the bones some cases
may be round TO have the abscess including
the entire space. The swelling steadily in
creasCs i'll size and become more hard and pain
full to the touch, until the fluctuatiOn Indicates
puS. which on evacuation is followed by a
steady decline of swelling and hersymptoms
sometimes the fever may indicate the presence
teCted and vice versa
The other or irregular form is so called from
the deviation from the symptoms laid down
Tor the other deviations, not only in local
manifestations, but likewise of the natural
course of the fever. Tie most frequent form of
irreguariIy is the fever remains Of the ordin-
airy TYPE. II may he more severe, but when the
local intammatory active and pus formation
are removed from the comparatively harmless
place between the jaws and attached to other
gland structures as those Of the limbs. chest
and abdomen.
While the irregular form of disease is gener-
ally truly irregular from the first il not in
frequently develops after swelling has been
noticed between the laws such case. how
ever, rarely suppurato in that region, the alb
CO a. Il rue becomes disseminated through
enormous abscesses AT The poH{ of IN, ,ulde,.
or under the belly OF upon the course of any
OF the lNnphalc vessels or these glands and
of the latter none are perhaps more frequently
involved han those in the chest or abdomen.
II is needle to state that the general symi-
toms will vary greatly in the latter case.
nbsDe!ss ,sii.G,,g ,iu WLere
be embarrassed respiration. couehing and
dIopsIcal, swelling OF the limbs and inferior
Wbcn inv0' vino. tIn ,,oscrter, Gland Of +,
abdomen fugtiveor roncky paus. dcpravcd
appetite ana irregularities OF the bowels are the
hand rnati,o ION and ,.or,ci,,,,. asa,
generally Indicative of both tGoracit md @b-
dQminai implication.
[ cn, ife th Iest ere coa2n either Of
fatal caused by interference Win Tho resmir,
tory process and in rare cases by heart ia lure
WI.n tifTofaI in ny II ~ Jn o. Ine Ho,ce 3
ally results from iIntalnmation Of Ina. c-.,.itI
'pcrtonius'
Iroatment-Simpo or regular stranges
rarely requires much medical treatment
properly so called. These various condi- |
tioas and details which together constitute
correct hygiene are the indications which .
require especially to be attenpcd to-
When first affected, whether in the open /
i.f or stable, II attalnable, The animal should /
he placed i'll gooi clean loose box. ,uni- /
cimtly large for q reasonable amount of ev
ercise, well lighted and ventilated and free |
from GrmEh's. if fewer is marked. give /
pic.'y of cold water. i'm which is dissolved a
liberal quantity OF giauber salts. If the (
throat ba sore and discharge
from the nose. benefit win tc derived from |
steammS the head three times daily with .
clear steam. .Noyvr resort to The Larbor-
Gus ""hll Oh 7!n",h- r'n- the animal by burn
I'M leather scraps ETC., III his box as is now
sometime, ur.!cfi,.aJ Inv i...,,rat,t ,,.,.-.,,,
u.r,+. FN''1''''l
"''.' 81 ''.i"' Z, liI'"' "a tic neck win /
good, lal2,, no, In-er'. meal p1ul,iceS which |
10 hr ciiectual should be r,i,..cnI ttiea ti,.,a.
1.i,- " ~ ''4'0o
N"I'J
mus VIII hasten the maturatiOn of the .
abscess or Assesses t.s the case rnov Inc,
,,bi,h sI,,,,Il b.. I..,,,.I 49, ~ ~
"' '0 i"i'' ''l' 40 wien uuo"eu TO
iucnt acc1mpanim- If moturotion nv
,'''s N'I''IH Wv AIRY Apply small blister
10 lN' N''" Oh Inc enlargement. DO not be
nasty III 81 ehihG' 'rl am bring it nearly 10
''' pom. "i Spontaneous rupture before
IeHIi5 IL as o'nerNl9e Iahchg may tend to
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