Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-14

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Professor L. A. A. Grange, veterin.
srian Of the Michigan Agricultural tx.
pertinent station, has published care
fully prepared bulletin on loot rot in
sheep There are two varieties Of this
disease, contagious and noncontagious'
the first far more 10 DO dreaded. The
cure. however, IL tho same for both.
Where there arc ulcers IN contagious
foot rot they should be touched with
some caustic solution, and for this Pro-
fessor Grange recommends butter VI an
timony. or the symptoms Ia contagious
foot rot he writesi
IN typical cases Of this form Of the complaint
the early symptoms are characterized BY lame.
ness IN ono OF more feet the oorouet usually
swells. thospece between tho claws will b. rcd
and tender, soon 10 he followed By the appear
Ance u several minute vesiclcs. containing y
wa'cfy IKE huld, shortly sticky, foul smeii.
Ing iardactoua substance oozes from the w..
fccied parts. proud hrsh forms. or ulcers may
make their appearances IN the course of =
week. more or less. the hoof bogins In separate
ffom the quick, aud II the proves Is not arrest.
ed Il Will do 90 III about month. The disease
often extends rapidly from one rot 10 tho
others, until an arr involved aud the creature
l. left without a Lev ~ stand ont Il lies down,
and through tho rubbing occasionsd BY IA
movements the akin som has bed surus~ on
various parts u II, which bocomo foul, attract.
Ing tiowhies that take advantage ~ thesa
warm spots 10 deposit and hatch their cggf,
and In n fvwday4A orupof magrutshrr present
"a add fuel W the tro, With this ffcsh source
OF Irritation wo can EASILY imagine that tho
it, appetite, and thing ~ frum bad 10 wurss,
gu II eventually dies frum marasmus.
In difierentiaiinT this dlscass from the non
cuntAEiona variety, We will notice that after
oue foot 4 affected u soon make H. appearance
In others then. too, the gradual spread % tho
malhdy In the dock should arouse OUT sus-
pirinns, and by careful observation II eau a..
ually b. traced 10 exposure. Finally Il doc.
not yisld 10 the removal 81 tho exciting cause
Of the noucOniagous Kind.
The coutspian Of this disease IL contained
largely IN the matter cxud1d frum the aorus VI
the feet. and Is sprgsd Ia a ercat variety Of
ways, notably through litter, pasture fields,
roads, freight cars freight boats, ws,hinHpen.
currents Of water, ctc indeed whatever the
fest " affected ahetp como IN contact with 9.
liable 10 pprvad the d.sasc. Attendants, after
wpfklns among an affected dock, cannot 10
TO careful M handling healthy ones " indi
Nidnal animals
for LONG time. though the limit VI II. vitality
has not beou Astcrtaincd. sheep appear IN 10
the only domestic animals Affected ~ th,a
dlsase.
II gains acecs, to the system through the skin
al tho loot.
The period OF incubation 1. estimated a. cs.
tending over a period NAr,ing frOm three 10
sln days.
oftho method Of curing foot rot Pro.
fcssor Grange saysi
The first thing IN be done 4 70 remove all 80.
p,riiuous horn, then cleanse the wound thor.
oughiy with warm water, after witch our
curative remedies may BE- arplisd. lfulcers
which may bs rocnenlsed by their unhealthy,
rasgsd, angry appearance, have alrady
formed. tausucs should BE- applied. ~ the
host " tAustcf found Ia tho vocabulary ~
medicinal agrnts, few have gninod ns much
favor as butter of antlmohy. IL fnldlty max.
inr Il easy u apply, while ~ energetic action
makea II nn rif,ctunl remedy. To apply IL
take sponge about tho she Of n small birds
trH Aatutato this with tho iuld aud apply 10
the affected part, taking care not 10 alloN tho
medicine 10 extend Into the healthy tissues,
and thus avid unnecessary pain for the AMI.
nal. Twenty -four hours after IN, canstio
has been applied, " tho wound Il still fuui,
with fstii discharge from II. the sauatlc may
AsiAin be repeated. but II Il seldom that thifd
application Is nuoesiary, fuT n1mo days al all
e,untr. Further tualmcut consists In keeping
the foot " clean ~ possible, and the daily ap.
plicatlon u sone ahiiseptle fuld -aulphAte uf
copper uno uaTt. rain water twelve Iarta,
make Eood one, the corresponding salt %
iruu Ia similar proportions has proved most
stance. hcnvaclh rcsulis Will accrue from tho
application Of the copper solution une dAY aud
the iron the next, The animal ahould be fol
well and it, gvnornl comfort attended 10.