The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-01-10

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so far defeat. the disease. So that the
destruction of diseased animals and |
isolation or quarantine of premises and
utinsals which may convey the disease
germs alone defeats and weakens the
virus. There is probably no disease SO
we'll known and understood which so
often puzzles the diagnostitian as
CHAMBERS at the present time. The
acute case is very easily diagnosed and
creates such terror in community that
there is no danger of it's getting away.
The chronic or latent cases are the
ones with which we experience great
difficulty, first in forming our diagnosis
and second in convincing all parties
concerned. The old soldier who has
seen outbreaks of acute CHAMBERS and
farcy in the army horses and mules is
slow to take any stock in one or more
isolated cases of chronic CHAMBERS. 1t
is also very difficult to convince the
layity that an animal may have CLAN
ders and yet eat we'll and appear to be
in first class condition and playful in
habits but such cases are often seen.
1t might be we'll to enumerate a few of
the ordinary or characteristic symptoms
Of CHAMBERS as seen in most cases. They
are as follows-more or less fever,
respirations more or less increased,
swelling of one or more legs, discharge
from one or both nostrils, oftenest from
the left only, ulcers of mucous men,
brane of septum and sometimes even in
the outer or false nostril and even at
times ulcers are found about the lips
and face. In glanders the semi-trans-
parent condition of the septum wnsi is
absent and the mucous membrane is of
an unhealthy leaden hue. There is a
characteristic snuffiing nasal breathing
which differs from any other labored
breathing in the horse. The discharge
| is characteristic but rather difficult to
describe 1t is of a gluish consistency
and adhears all round the nostril while
from catarrhal affections the discharge
may not soil any but the lower part OF
the nostri]. The old addage as to the
floating or sinking of the discharge
when dropped into a pail of water is an
unsafe diagnostic because it will acquit
cases of short duration and will con-
denim all cases of discharge from the
nostrils where there is extensive des.
truction of the tissues such as we often
find in catarrhal cases coupled with
carries of the teeth. The glands of the
sub-lingual space are often enlarged,
indurated and adheared to the jaw or
base of the tongue. A discharge from
eye and nostril of one side and of the
same consistency is a good symptom.
In farcy there is the swelling of one or
more legs followed by the formation Of
little tumors or farcy buds which
break and form ulcers which show nc
tendancy to heal. In many instances a
chain of connection can be distinctly
felt between the buds and ulcers
Farcy will sometimes break out on an
animal and then apparently tend to re.
covery for some time, enough SO TO be
quite puzzling to the diagnostition
Some few veterinarians claim that
glanders may be cured, but up to date
we may say it is unproven. 1t is fact
clearly proven that high dry climate is
not desirable for the existance of the
glander bacillus. DIR. W. l.. Williams
while conducting the experiment sta
ton of Montana reported that the
climate there was so adverse to the
development of the bacillus that with
other lax laws there was little troubls
with CHAMBERS. think if my memory
serves me rightly the doctor has also
claimed that some cases OF CHAMBERS
may be cured. believe some cases III
man have terminated favorably. Mar
is susceptible to CHAMBERS by innocnla
tion or by the virus coming in contac
with the more delicate and vascular
mucous membranes. Cases of innocu
lation by means of the virus being
blown into the human eye are OH re
cord. There are very few deaths il
the human from glauders but some arr
sad indeed. In June 81 little chile
died in Sioux county of farcy in which
, the liberation was so extensive as tt
expose the tendons and bones of tn,
hands and feet. at the time no trac,
of the disease could be found on tn,
premises, but a neighbor it was sait
killed two horses which he believed hat
glanders.
A year later after condemning SOM
horses in the same county the write.
on making inuqiry into the past histor.
of the diseased animals, learned tina
one of them had been owned by thu
father of the child prior to its sickness
nd was then discharging from the
nostril. Occasionally professional
covered wagon horse trader contract
the disease and dies. What a blessing
, to the breeders and owners of horses il
the great state of Iowa ii such would
be the case oftener. The borde