Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-08-09

Careful diagnosis Of the cause of
the recent death of two COWS on the
farm of G. S. Hackett develops the
fact that this much dreaded disease
septicemia is appearing in Lincoln
County this year. A recent letter from
A. Martinson of Tidewater tells OF
another outbreak of disease among
his young stock, the symptoms Of
which lead the County Agent to be-
lieve it is without doubt septicem!a.
State Veterinarian Lyle visited To-
ledo Friday and vaccinated Mr.. Hack
ett's herd. County Agent Cooter
secured a supply OF the vaccine and
left Saturday for Tidewater to trea.
the Martinson herd and any other
stock likely to be affected In that
neighborhood.
Treatment after the animal has
taken sick Is absolutely useless, az
far as we know at present, SO a pre-.
Ventatlve vaccine for we'll animals Is
the only remedy to be relied upon.
County Agent Cooter particularly
urges every farmer to familiarize him.
self with the symptoms Of the disease
ana report the first suspicious case
at once to State Veterinarian Lyle.
local veterinarian or to the County
Agents Office.
Mr.. Martinson reports his calves az
gong of feed, bleeding from ears
nose and eyes, the calves diving AZ
intervals of to 6 days from the
time OF first symptoms. He also re.
ports that one of his neighbors lost
all OF his calves from the disease lac,
year.
Following is given a desrrip,itn cf
the disease as given by the Vetsrin.
ary division OF the United States Ia.
partment Of Agriculture. "Three forms
OF the disease are recognized. based
upon the distribution of the lesions-
the superficial, or cutaneous, the &C.
toral, or thoracic, and the intestinal
form. The latter is a unusual accom-.
panlment of the other two and may be
mild or we're. Naturally the symp.
toms vary according to the violence of
the attack and 10 the particular form
OF desease with which the animal Is
anected. In the superficial or cutan.
eous form, the presence OF a swollen
tongue, throat, and dewlap, or even
OF the lower portion of the legs, gives
us clew to the trouble. An entire
loss OF appetite occurs, and in milch
COWS there is diminution OF the mill,
secretion. The temperature may b.
only slightly elevated, but IL is usually
very high. Salvation is set up by the
inflammation Of the mouth and pharynx
Unsuccessful efforts at eating and
swallowing are made. There may be
difficulty in breathing, depending or
the amount Of involvement OF the lar
.. ynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs. There
may be blood stained discharges from
; the nostrils, and the mucous membrane
thereof will often show punctiform
hemorrhages. The pulmonary form
shows the same symptoms as croupou,
: pneumonia, with frequent suffoca tive
cough and oppressed breathing. or dys
pnea. When the intestines are :nyoly
ed the patient strains to defecate, ant
passes shreds OF Intestinal mucous
along witho blood-stained feces. The
urine may also be tinged with blood
Finally severe diarrhoea takes place
, the animal becomes correspondence
weak, and death occurs in "a to 90
, hours. Cases may die in as short q
, period as six to eight hours, while In
7 the pectoral form of the disease the
animal may linSer six to eight DAYS
, Cases have been reported which be
; came chronic and in which death did
, not take place for a month or more
In some Of the cases running an acute
| course, symptoms of toxeima are pre-
sent; there Is a lack OF sensation OF
= the skin. staggering gait, trembling
= eyes fixed, neck at times bent to one
, side, and the eyes showing a wild ex
preston. At times the animals ap
, pear as II in pain and look around al
l the flanks. In the pectoral form they
, may stand with the forelegs wide apar.
1 in evident effort to breath moro freely
Sometimes there is a champing of the
{ jaws and very free flow OF glairy
: saliva dropping from the mouth.
= The prognosis is decidedly unfavor
able and so to 80 per cent of the cases
= result fatally.
2 Standardization after the
/ animal has taken sick is absolutely
= useless as far as we know at the
present time. so a preventative vac
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