The independent., 1907-04-11

should be cleaned up III lIie pens a'fo
feed lots Then the affected parts may
be washed with kreso solution or a
solution of permanganate of potash.
When thoroughly washed an ointment
made up Of iodoform and pine-tar may
be applied But the best results may
be obtained by painting the parts lib
orally with green soap. Applying TINS
green soap to the affected parts has
given rapid recovery.
NaIariaI Fever in Horses.
This disease is also called swamp
fever" by farmers, and 'pernlcious
anaemia' by veterinarians. In Nepras-
lxo many of the farmers call the dis
ease typhoid fever for it resembles
| this fever very much. The manner IN
which the disease is contracted Dy
horses is not definitely understood In
| the last few years, the veterinarians
| in the Philippines have discovered
disease, prevalent in india under the
name of "surra the description or
| which corresponds very much 70 that
Of malarial fever of horses in this
| country with the exception. that bac-
! teriologists have not been able to find
| the surra parasite in the blood or
| affected animals in this country.
| AS the parasite OF surra Is very
| easily detected in the blood Of az
! fected animals, and as we have not
| been able to discover 1T, the conclu-
sion seems reasonable that the diseases
are not identical 1t is difficult TO as
| certain how the disease first made its
appearance in Nebraska. We find II
an the marshy pastures during very
wet seasons. 1t is the general opiii-
| ion of those who have studied the dis
ease that it is caused by feeding on
certain low, f1iareliy pastures and on
| hay that comes from such pastures,
whatever its origin. the disease has
spread on these pastures during the
! last few years Horses die from this
disease on the Missouri bottom and in
/ the Elkhorn valley and farther up in
/ the western part of the state. In these
/ districts the loss is very great, espe-
cially in wet seasons. such as We nave
/ had in the last few years. TO the
| stockman the loss is very heavy, for
when it once makes it's appearance on
/ a ruanch it is very apt to recur and
carry off every horse. Many ranchmen
| in these districts lost all Of their horses
and were seriously crippled in finishing
UP their seasons work, many farmers
losing from two to eight head OF
horses. This is the most serious dis
Il
| been called nnon to investigate.
Symptoms-The disease usually starts
| in with a fever of the recurrent type,
! Following this is the symptom of
| weakness The horses become tired
] easily. They apparently have no life
and perform their usual work with
| great difficulty The mucous MEM
| branes of the mouth and eyes become
very pale. After the animals have
/ shown these symptoms for few days,
| one will notice a staggering gait. They
| become weak over the loins, so that
| farmers suspect some kidney trouble.
! They drag their legs. During these
| first symptoms the horses do not ap-
parently lose their appetite eating
ravenously, but growing thinner and
weaker all the time. The temperature
| becomes more elevated, running as
| high as 103 degrees TO f06 degrees
The variation in temperature is one of
| the characteristic symptoms. IT may
remain high for several days and then
drop down, only to rise again. In this
condition of changing temperature the
| horses become too weak to work. They
| lose flesh very rapidly and are usually
| laid off from work. 1t may occur that
| the animal will improve for week or
| ten DAYS only TO have another attack
| more severe than the first one. Horses
may have two or three attacks and
death finally follows, either from heart
| failure or from exhaustion The ranch
men have observed that when they
| feed their horses all they want while
they are sick with this disease, death
| sparingly they may recover but usu~
! ally have another attack. In the early
stages OF the disease the pulse is al
ways very rapid, while in the latter
stages il Is very weak. Horses may
| linger with this disease for several
months. The writer has observed some
to live three months. As rule.
horses live from two 20 three weeks
II is only occasionally that animals re
cover Besides the above symptoms
there is a swelling Of the legs. This Is
a symptom that Is not always oh
served and then. only In the latter
stages of the disease. This swelling
may also be noticed under the abdo-
men. The swelling indicates a very
poor circulation. and Is very bad
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