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necrotic processes, and general fever and digestive disturbances. 

 Distortions of the penis may render the subject permanently use- 

 less as a sire. 



Treatment is essentially the same as in the horse. Antiseptic and 

 astringent solutions (sulphate of zinc, iron or copper (2:100), ni- 

 trate of silver, carbolic acid, corrosive sublimate, lysol, creolin, 

 etc, ) may be used to advantage. Laxatives and diuretics may be 

 called for. 



Prevention. This would require the temporary seclusion and 

 final disinfection of all animals attacked, the thorough cleansing 

 and disinfection of the stalls and gutters, as well as all posts, 

 trees and fences on which the animals rub themselves. The at- 

 tendants should use no combs, brushes, sponges nor rubbers in- 

 discriminately on the sick and healthy. They should disinfect 

 their hands and, if necessary, their clothes after having handled 

 the sick and before handling or milking sound animals. An 

 obvious precaution is to place the sick and healthy in separate 

 buildings and yards. 



INFECTIOUS GENITAL CATARRH IN RABBITS. 



Freidberger and Frohner record a very contagious catarrhal 

 affection of the vulva and prepuce in high bred rabbits, and 

 conveyed from animal to animal by sexual congress. The 

 characteristic symptoms were extensive swelling of the parts and 

 an abundant mucopurulent discharge. 



Injection of the genital passages with a sulphate of copper 

 solution (1 to 2 per cent) for several weeks in succession effected 

 a cure. 



INFECTIOUS ULCEROUS STOMATITIS IN LAMBS AND 



KIDS. 



Prevails in France. Predisposing causes, bad hygiene. Specific cause, 

 streptococcus. Pathogenesis, to lambs and kids through sucking, drinking, 

 feeding ; inoctilable on Guineapig, not rabbit. Lesions : like thrush, con- 

 gested patches, with curd-like concretion ; epithelium, leucocytes, microbe; 

 in bad cases gastro-enteritis, hepatitis, or pneumonia. Symptoms : hyper- 

 thermia, refusal of teat, froth on lips, dulness, debility, emaciation, death in 

 15 days ; in mouth, concretions and red raw sores ; cough, hurried breath- 

 ing, diarrhoea ; subacute cases have little fever, or infection. Mortality S 



