The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-25
SERUM THAT PREVENTS AND
CURES DISEASE.
talk BY DOCTOR KNOWLES
State Veterinarian Has Something to
say Of Interest to Montana
Horse owners.

According to Doctor M. E. Knowles,
state veterinarian, there is absolutely
no reason why horses affected with
influenza should be permitted to die.
He declares that a positive cure for
the disease exists in the serum that
he has been trying to introduce IN
the state for the last year. The anti
toxin is, he says, also an almost in
fallible preventive of the malady.
A few days ago he gave an inter-
view on the subject of influenza to
a Helena newspaper. This is what
he said:
Influenza, or 'distemper,' as it is
incorrectly known to laymen, may be
prevented almost without failure by
administering IN anti-toxin serum
which was discovered several years
q by two noted German bactero.
logists. Doctors Schultz andaB ollinger.
The use of the serum has been gen.
eral only a short time, but for the
last veal l have been endeavorlng to
introduce it to Montana horse owners.
The a%nti-toxin for influenza in horses
is similar to that used against diph-
liberia in human beings, and is
effective.
Symptoms Described.
"The animal gets off his feed n
becomes weak and easily exhausted,
even the slightest exercise making
him tired. In a few days a discharge
from the nose, more or less profuse,
will appear, and the horse gives every
evidence of having a high fever. In
the ordinary curse Of the disease, IL
death does not interpose, GONZALES
cence begins in ten days to three
weeks.
''After the disease has run it's course
the horse is left in a weakened con
dition. and is unfit for work for a
- number of days. Frequently different
kinds of lameness and assesses will
appear, and if the animal is worked
before he is entirely we'll worse com
plications may ensue. A long train o.
ills may be left after a horse has ap
~>parently recovered from influenza
"The use of anti-toxin has been fol
lowed by uniformly favorable results
The serum comes prepared in liqulo
form. It is a clear, sterilized liquid
each vial containing 20 cubic cent?
meters. The method of administerin!
is by hypodermic syringe, the serum
being injected under the skin.
1t Cures Quickly.
!, can immunizing dose is five cubi
centimeters, which is repeated in !
hours, A curative dose is an entir'
vial of 20 cubic centimeters. and
necessary this is repeated in 48 hours
sThe immunizing effect of the &C
ministration of the a%nti-toxin may b
said to be almost absolute. In rs
cases where | have given the ant
toxin there has been but n hors
which contracted influenza s%ubsequen
ly. This showing is better thar tha
made by the anti-toxin aor diphtherl'
If a horse be taken in the early stage
of the disease he may be cured an
freed of all effects of the disease.
curative doses are to be given tn
horse should be taken early in tt
disease, as soon as he begins to coug
In "a to 60 hours after the first dos
is given the temperature begins to
down, and the animal is soon we'll.
"After the disease is well esta
lished the effects of the administr
ton of the anti-toxin are not SO ur
formly good, but we then result
may be obtained. The discovery
anti-toxin to combat influenza is O.
of the greatest that has been mad
and it's value is not generally reco
nized."
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