116 Hemorrhagic Septicemia 



cold. Quite a per cent of such animals have a discharge of pus from 

 the nostrils. However, all animals developing a cough do not develop 

 hemorrhagic septicemia. The chief symptoms in the lung form are, 

 loss of appetite, weakness, a dry short cough, breathing becomes more 

 difficult as the case advances. High fever is usually present. With 

 these symptoms may be mixed symptoms of the intestinal fojrm. 



After death, in the lung form, if the chest cavity is laid open by tak- 

 ing an ax and breaking the ribs and laying the breast bone back over 

 the abdomen, a portion of the lungs will be found red and apparently 

 blood colored. The red portion sinks readily in water while the bal- 

 ance of the lung will float in water. 



From one to several gallons of water may be found in the client 

 cavity. In other words, the lung form terminates in pneumiOiuia but usu- 

 ally the patient does not linger as long as in pneumonia. 



The intestinal form has somewhat better defined symptoms. The 

 animal goes off feed, becomes dull, may moan and have colicky pains, 

 sit on the haunches as a dog, may champ the jaws, may go in circles, 

 which has led some to believe the disease is sometimes centralized in the 

 central nervous system. The fever may be high or absent. In cattle, a 

 diarrhoea usually developes, but before death the bowels may become 

 nclrmal. In hogs in the bowel form they are often noticeably constipated 

 In the chronic form of intestinal hemorrhagic septicemia the animal may 

 linger several weeks and finally die of weakness or Tecover. I have ob- 

 served young cattle and calves cf effected herds that had all the nutri- 

 tious feed they could eat and the best of care, that would remain thin, 

 weak, and unthrifty for weeks after the first symptoms develop. Often 

 bowell disorder or diarrohea would be present for a few days. 



(The Skin Form) 



In the skin form of hemorrhagic septicemia, swellings can be no- 

 ticed on the dewlap under the throat and between the lower jaw boines. 

 The tongue often swells to an enormous size. This form often termi- 

 nates in the intestinal form, with the symptoms of that form. 



After death, in the skin form, red inflamed patches may be found 

 undor the skin. Associated with the ruptured blood vessels may be 

 found a gold colored jelly like serum. Portions of this matter may be 

 found in the lungs when the lungs are effected. 



TREATMENT 



Separate the sick and well animals. It is my opinion that any one- 



