Section XV. APPENDICES. 



SHAMSHER. 



Arab stallion, the subject of spontaneous Dourine of some months duration, 

 under observation for two months at the Punjab Veterinary College 

 and treated fur a time with Arsenic and Nux Vvmica, return of plaques 

 and other symptoms when treatment discontinued. Presence of trypano- 

 soma demonstrated in blood from plaques, but not in that drawn 

 from general circulation. After arrival at Imperial Bacteriological 

 Laboratory, Bareilly, submitted to a Jv,rther period of observation for 

 15 months, during which time additional manifestations of the disease 

 were observed, including eruption of plaques, swelling, and oedema of 

 sheith, scrotum, and under-surface of the abdomen, etc. 



A bay Arab horse, 14-1, age 4& years on 1st December 1898. Sire Arab 

 stallion Eoheilan, was landed in Bombay on 15th December 1898. The follow- 

 ing are tlie names of the places and the dates, as far as are known, where the 

 stallion has been stationed : 



Jhelum (District Board) . . 5th February 1899. 

 Chakwal .... 3rd March 1899. 



Lahore Veterinary College .... 8th October 1902. 

 Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory, Bareilly 10th December 1902. 

 Do. do. do. Muktosar 13th April 1903. 



Do. do. do. B&reilly Hth November 1903. 



This animal was admitted to the Hospital of the Punjab Veterinary Col- 

 lege for treatment on the 8tb October 1902. Horse in good condition, coat 

 glossy and soft ; temperature 10F. Horse looking well with the exception 

 that the scrotum was enlarged and suppurating, and the external inguinal 

 glands wore also enlarged ; the condition being similar to that of Harden. 

 Appetite good. 



On the 9th October temperature rose to 104F., but fell by neit day. The 

 animnl was put on Arsenic and Nux Vomica for a week, and the abscesses lanced 

 and washed with Perchloride. There was apparently some improvement, but 

 on the Arsenic being discontinued for tea days, characteristic Donrine patches 

 appeared, and in them the organism was found. Daily' observation of the blood 

 from the general circulation failed to show any trypanosoma. The case con- 

 tinued as usual, now an eruption of the characteristic patches, skin clean. 

 Temperature varying but slightly and not above 101F. Appetite good and 

 condition fair. This horse was handed over to the Imperial Bacteriologist for 

 observation in December, and] arrived at Bareilly on the morning of tie 

 10th December 1902. The condition of the animal was as before noted except 

 that the temperature was normal and the scrota! wound had ceased to suppurate 

 end a wound existed on the right side of withers. The horse remained under 

 observation for a long period. Between 10th December 1902 and up to 

 81st January 1904, eighteen plaques had made their appearance in all ; the first 

 on the 20th December 1902 and the last on the 18th December 1003. The 



