Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-14
BY AUTHORITY
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND
FORESTRY.
Office Of Territorial Veterinarian,

Honolulu, Sept. IL, 1905.
All owners of horse stock in this
Territory should carefully and regu
larly examine their animals to ascer
tain If they exhibit any of the symp.
toms of CHAMBERS or farcy as follows:
Discharge from the Nose.-This con.
dition occurs in number of diseases,
az for instance catarrh Of the nose and
strangles (distemper, epizootlc), but
in CHAMBERS II is usually quite charac.
teristic. In mild cases 1t is not very
abundant but is thick and quite
sticky, of transparent whitish color,
somewhat resembling the white of an
egg. This sticky discharge adheres to
the margin of the nostrils, forming
tough brownish scales and crusts. The
discharge does not necessarily sink
when dropped in water, as is popularity
believed.
The most characteristic symptom oil
glanders is the presence Of ulcers In
the nose, usually on the partition be
tween the nasal chambers. These ul.
GERS are not always plainly In sight,
but may be brought into view by hold
ing the nostrils well open and turning
the nose toward the sun. They vary
In size from is to IA inch in diameter
up to one to two inches, and may be-
come continent and form large
patches, always with ragged irregular
edges. The ulcers may heal and leave
depressed wrlnkled scars. The amount
Of discharge from the nose depends
upon the extent Of the alterations;
when small the discharge is scant and
when more extensive 1t becomes more
abundant. Frequently the discharge
and ulcers occur only on one side.
There is nearly always a swelling OF
the glands between the branches OF
the lower Jaw, but not to the same ex'
tent as in strangles, and they rarely
suppurate or break open.
The type Of CHAMBERS known as far.
cy consists in a specific Inflammation
of the lymph vessels and glands of the
skin and may occur on any part Of the
body or limbs.
The glands become swollen, form.
ing the socalled farcy buds, and often
occurring as a chain Of nodules along
the enlarged lymph vessels. The no.
dulles break open and discharge a vel.
lowish white, sticky pus, forming
crusts similar to those seen around
the nostrils. The assesses may heal
up and new ones form in the same VI
cinity or on more distant parts of the
body.
The disease may be either chronic
or acute in its course and the chronic
form may at any time become acute
Mules and asses almost invariably dc.
lvelop the acute form while In hcrres
either form may be seen. Want 81
feed and over work frequent causes
latent CHAMBERS in the horse to become
acute.
The disease Is often accompanied by
a short, dry, hacking cough and a
tendency to sudden swelling of one OF
the legs, especially the hind legs.
In large number of cases OF gland.
ers the symptoms are very slight even
though the animals may have been at.
fected for months or even years and
herein lies the great danger of the
spread of the disease to other AMI
mails or to man.
In the course of few days the Ter
ritorial. Veterinarian will have for dis
tribution copies Of Bureau of Animal
Industry Circular No. rs entitled Glen
ders and Farcy" and which gives a
detailed description of the history, M
ture, symptoms, diagnosis and proven
ton of the disease in question.
All requests for this circular should
be addressed to
DIR. VICTOR A. NORGAARD,
Territorial Veterinarian, Honolulu