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far outweighed by fhe present harm that regularly results and the menace 

 they would be if Glanders or other such exotic disease of horses was 

 introduced. 



Disinfection. 



Stables, both those that are as yet clean as well as those that are 

 infected, should be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected — particular care 

 being given to the mangers, floors, and drains. The mangers should be 

 scrubbed clean with hot water and a liberal allowance of washing soda. 

 Walls, partitions, floors, and drains, should be cleansed and flushed with 

 a solution of chlorinated lime of a strength of about half a pound of 

 chloride of lime to a gallon of water. Lime washing the walls and sur- 

 faces with carbolized lime wash (a pint of crude carbolic acid or phenyle 

 to the bucket of wash) may also be carried out with advantage. 



The infection is regularly spread from one locality to another by means 

 of the manure and litter from stables. Consequently during the existence 

 of the epizootic, stable manure should be burnt or buried in all cases 

 where at all possible. In other cases it should be freely sprinkled with 

 chlorinated lime solution. 



Antitoxin Treatment. 



An Influenza Antitoxin is prepared by Messrs. Parke, Davis, and 

 Co. for use as a preventative and curative agent in equine influenza. It 

 is administered by injection direct into the veins — usually the jugular vein 

 • — and therefore can only be used by an expert operator. Certain of the 

 practising veterinary surgeons in Melbourne have already adopted this 

 scientific means of subjugating the disease amongst valuable patients ; and 

 if the severity of the outbreak does not abate, it would be a wise proceed- 

 ing on the part of large owners to adopt this line of treatment more 

 extensively. 



Advice to Owners. 



During the continuance of the outbreak, m all cases whenever a horse 

 commences to cough or show any of the other symptoms of the disease, 

 throw him out of work immediately. Nurse him, coddle him, bandage 

 his legs, keep him warm, groom him frequently with straw wisps or 

 woollen cloths, and keep up his strength by nutritious feeding. Carry 

 out the disinfection measures and the home treatment advised above. If, 

 instead of getting better, he appears to be getting worse, or if any compli- 

 cating or untoward symptoms appear, a veterinary surgeon should be given 

 charge of the case. Indeed, in all stables of any extent where the infec- 

 tion has appeared, the provision of qualified veterinary attendance from the 

 start is wise and economic. 



The daily taking of the temperature of all horses in the stable is to be 

 recommended, so that, if the temperature is seen to rise above 102^ F., 

 the pending development of the disease may be forestalled, and the horse 

 rested and given appropriate attetition as outlined above. 



