The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-09-14
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND
FORESTRY.
Office of Territorial Veterinarian,
Honolulu Sent 70 IoOS


Honolulu, Sept p, 1905.
All owners of horse stock in this
Territory should carefully and regular
ly examine their animals to ascertain
if they exhibit any of the symptoms
of CHAMBERS or farcy as follows:
/ Discharge from the Nose.-This con-
dition occurs in a number Of diseases,
as for instance catarrh of the nose and
strangles (distemper, epizootlc), but
in CHAMBERS it is usually quite charac-
teristic. In mild cases it is not very
abundant but is thick and quite
sticky of a transparent whitsh 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 chara cteristic symptoms OF
CHAMBERS 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 depress-
! ed wrinkled sears. The amount OF dis
charge from the nose depends upon
the extent of the alterations, when
small the discharge is scant and when
! more extensive it becomes more abuDd-
ant. Frequently the discharge and I'LL
GERS 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 extent as in
strangles, and they rarely suppurate
or break open.
The type of CHAMBERS known as farcy
consists in 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, forming
the so-called farcy buds, and often
occurring as a chain of nodules along
the enlarged lymph vessels. The
nodules break open and discharge a
yellowish white, sticky pus, forming
crusts similar to those seen around the
nostrils. The assesses may heal up
and new ones form in the same vicin-
ity 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
develop the acute form while in horses
either form may be seen. Want OF
feed and over work frequently causes
latent CHAMBERS in the horse to become
acute.
The disease is often accompanied by
a short dry hacking cough and a ten
dency to sudden swelling of one Of the
legs, especially the hind legs.
In a large number of cases of gland
ers the symptoms are very slight even
, though the animals may have been af-
fected for months or even years and
herein lies the great danger Of the
spread of the disease to other animals
or to man.
In the course of a few days the Ter
ritorial Veterinarian will have for dis
tribution copies of Bureau Of Animal
Industry Circular No IS entitled
"Ganders and Farcy" and which gives
a detailed description of the history.
nature, symptoms, diagnosis and pre-
vention of the disease in question.
All requests for this circular should
be addressed to
DIR. VICTOR A. NORGAARD,
Territorial Veterinarian, Honolulu.