The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-07-13
SICKNESS AMONG HORSES.

What Ne il. where IL Comes From and
How TO Treat IL.
From stablemen, the Horse Car company
and people all over the city who own
horses, and in fact in q great portion of
Montana, il is understood that sickness of
some kind is prevalent. The animals
cough and run at the nose and is rendering
horses in many instances unfit for work,
DR.. Herbert Holloway, territorial veterin-
airy surgeon, was asked by an INDEPEND-
EST reporter what the disease was, If il
was serious and the cause. He replied
that he had heard of and knew OF many
cases of the trouble spoken OF, which is
nothing more than epizootic or influenza
but in mild form. 1t prevails among
| horses almost every year but generally
much earlier in the season than now. Ii IS
SORT OF catarrhal tever which runs In q
i certain current and originates in the at
mOsphere. Ii is not a contagious dis
enza may be taken into a healthy
district and no other animal
Will be liable 20 catch the disease; but il a
/ healthy horse Is brought within the current
he Is very liable 70 be afflicted. IL is not a
fatal disease in itself, but leads 10 pneu-
monia and other fatal maladies If not
/ checked. Mr. Holloway says the existing
| epiZOOtlc is IN the mildest form and no SER
lOus results need be anticipated other than
a temporary prOstratiOn OF strength. The
cause has been the subject of much discus
sion and was extensively written upon
during the great malady of 1872, which
spread with alarming rapidity throughout
the nited States and caused the death Of
thousands of horses This disease was epi-
L0Otic and trst broke out in Toronto, Can
ada. Oct l. 1872 In nine days it had at
tackled nearly all the horses in that city
and carriages could dot be had at any
fNpfnhpF 1Tff fe4d Uuff faN1
and before the 2Sth of that month, Boston,
New York, Brooklyn, Rochester, Phila.
delphia and Washington were visited by it.
during this outbreak the weather had been
AS stated before, the Montana horses
afflicted have running at the nose.
Eminent veterinary writers regard this
catarrhal form as the simplest and least
complicated. Upon one point the writers
agree, and that Is that this epizootic OF In
hueDza arises IN the atmosphere, and is un-
doubtedly caused by the decomposition of
organic matter.
In mild attacks, such as is here prevalent.
but little medical treatment is necessary;
pure air, comfortable, loose box, without
dTaughts, we'll drained and we'll venti-
lated, and If there is much prOstratiOn,
doses OF spirits of nitrous ether, OF of the
carbonate OF ammonia may be given three
times day; IL the debility is not marked.
half an ounce OF nitrate of potash dis
solved in the animals drink or mixed with
lNo wash DC administered. ana LuhL Il
all that Is necessary. When canvalescenee
has commenced the restoration is material
~ assisted by few doses of first, vegetable
and secondly mineral tOnics, good food.
carefully regulated exercise and careful
esro0nainG- IL any cough remain it may be
necessary 20 apply blister TO the throat
Montana Is not alone with mild afiic-
tiOn, but Texas is visited by q malady
which is prevalent there. and as there
Is said 70 be large impOrtatiOas Of cattle
from the Lone star state 70 Montana thi
year, Veterinarian Holloway will have TO
be on the alert 70 see that no diseased cat
tie are allowed within our borders. In
connection with this il may be stated that
Secretary Rusk has just issued a circular
OF Instructions which will be sent 20 man
ayers and agents of railroads and trans
pOrtatiOu companies Interested. II
calls attention u the act OF con-
gress of May 29 looking to the
suppression of contagious diseases
among domestic animals, gives the bound
aries within which Texas fever Is now pre-
valent, and notifies railroads that no cattle
are to be transported beyond the limits of
said district except in accordance with the
regulations specified, which provide TOR
separate feeding and watering places for
such cattle, and compliance with the sani
tary regulations OF the states where cattle
are unlOaded, and thorough disinfecting Of
cars used 70 transport such cattle at regu-
lar periods, etc inspectors will be shortly
named and located at proper points to see
that the provisions OF the circular are
strictly carried out.