The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-09

! quently observed, although the latter
may be preceded by a constipation Of
variable duration. Diarrhea and con-
stlpat1on not rarely are of alternate
occurrence. The bowel discharges in
diarrhea are liquid, of a light or dark
color and often emit a very offensive
odor. In constipation the ejecta are
hard, dark or black in color and often
show a coating Of partially dried mu-
Gus, which in itself may be tinged with
blood
Respiratory complications are COM
mon. The animals often show a. cough
as a result of irritation of the air pas
sages. Pneumonia is a frequent &C
compartment Of hog cholera and ami
mails In the latter stages Of this COM
plication may show great distress in
breathing.
In many cases and especially 40 in
young pigs the MUCOUS membranes Of
the eylids are red and swollen and the
latter may be stuck together by the
dried up purulent discharge.
I The skin of the abdomen, near the
arm pits, behind the ears, under the
jaw and tail, and hat on the inner
side of the thighs often shows a dis
tinct redness, which, during the latter
stages, may deepen into a dark purple.
In other cases red blotches or small
blisters may appear on the skin sur
face.
In the chronic forms of hog cholera
the more prominent features are ema-
citation and digestive disturbances
like alternating diarrhea and ~constipa-
ton. There are commonly respiratory
troubles, as chronic pneumonia is a
rather frequent complication. Such
cases often show a fair appetite 50
that one is often led to believe that
recovery will occur. It is rare, how
ever, that such cases turn out well,
while in addition they are apt to be-
come a factor in the maintenance OF
Infection on a given farm.
/. Postmortem appearances: Quite a
number Of animals dead with hog
cholera show a diffused or circumscrib.
ed redness of the skin covering the
parts indicated above. More rarely
We meet with skin LESSONS consisting
of decided hemorrhages, dark red in
color, now showing themselves as small
specks, then again as larger blotches.
The skin may also show small blisters,
having a tendency to burst and dry UP
as dark, round scabs.
OF the internal organs, the lymph
nodes as a rule, present the more CON
slant LESSONS and in the search for
cholera LESSONS those organs must new
en- be overlooked. There Is enlarge
ment of the nodes and commonly they
are very dark red or Dlack, on account
of teh intense Inflammation. In 9TH
er cases again the enlargement is ac-
~companied by infiltration with a watery
fluid. In the more acute cases the in
ner lining of the stomach is inflamed
as evidenced by a very red color, either
bright or dark and hemorrhagic. The
intestines may be the seat Of very
marked changes, although 1t must not
be forgotten that many hogs die with
cholera and fail to show any intestinal
LESSONS. whatever. When LESSONS are
present, there may be catarrh through
out the entire tube or in very maligant
acute cases, the iiltestines for a con-
siderable extent may show intense
hemorrhagic Inflammation. Often we
find circumscribed hemorrhages in the
intestinal walls, varying in size from
that Of q flea bite to large doliar-sized
blotches.
Well known cholera LESSONS are the
Intestinal alterations. although they
are but rarely found In the ordinary
tacute forna of the disease. This ulcer