IV APPENDIX. 



KILNQARTH. 



Spontaneous or Naturally acquired Dourine. 



* Previous History. Kilngarth, No. 2377, a brown, thorough-bred English 

 stallion 15-1 hands, 14 years old, belonging to the Civil Veterinary Department, 

 North Punjab, by St. Hono rat-Lady Radiant, landed from England in 1893 

 was sent to the Punjab Veterinary College with the following history. He 

 has been in charge of the 18th Bengal Lancers during 1899-1902 up to the 

 date of his despatch. In 1901-02 he stood at Dera Ismail Khan. The first two 

 years he was with the 18th Bengal Lancers, he stood at Sialkote and this winter 

 at their farm, six miles from Toba Tek Singh, in the Jhang district. During 

 the above period he covered most of the mares of the 18th and several of the 

 loth Bengal Lancers, besides a fair number of zemindars' and breeders' 

 mares. 



Early in January 1903 a report was received from the Veterinary Assistant 

 in the Jbang district that the horse was still suffering from a swollen 'sheath 

 which he pronounced to be due to syphilis, though he does not mention any dis- 

 charge or that there were any ulcers present. About a month after the swell- 

 ing was noticed, the horse had fever for three days, the temperature rising to 

 105F. The horse was treated for a time and reported cured, the swellings 

 having disappeared. 



The Superintendent examined the horse on the 6th February 1903, just two 

 months after he was reported ill, then the horse looked thoroughly well and in 

 excellent condition. The animal was then sent to Rawalpindi on the llth 

 February to be placed under observation. Some days later Mr. Trydell 

 examined him again, and was shown a flat circular-shaped swelling, rather larger 

 than a rupee, on skin over the ribs, he was a bit tucked up, and there was 

 apparent swelling of the sheath, but was feeding well and his coat looked bright 

 enough. 



The stallion arrived in the Hospital of the P.unjab Veterinary College on 

 the 20th February 1903, and was then in good condition. The sheath was 

 noticed to be swollen, the end of the penis cedematous, the meatus everted and 

 red. There were no sores on the penis nor was there any appreciable discharge 

 from the urethra. The temperature was normal, appetite good, and action free. 

 There were no typical patches on the skin, but traces of recent patches could be 

 seen on the quarters. 



As the horse had been under observation whilst at Mirpur for nearly three 

 months from 30th July 1901 and no sign of oedema of sheath and penis nor 

 patches on the skin had been n'oticed during that time or previously, it appears 

 pretty certain that if he were suffering from Dourine, as Mr. Trydell suspected, 

 he was infected after leaving that stand for the 18th Bengal Lancers Stud on 

 the 2nd October 1902. The syce mentioned and described patches on the 

 skin. 



Major Pease later visited the stud farm of the 18th Bengal Lancers at Toba 

 Tek Sing and especially directed his attention to those mares which had been 

 covered by Kilngarth since his arrival there on 2nd October 1902. He found 



* Thse notes with regard to previous history are taken from Major Pease's report on Dourine. 



