3^0 ENZOOTIC AND EnZOOTIC DISEASES. 



of cattle plague, but it does not, like the latter, sjoread by con- 

 tagion ; indeed, it is a non-contagious disease, the result of 

 exposuj:e to cold. The discharge from the nostrils is more 

 profuse than in the plague, purulent or sanguino-purulent, and 

 the horns fall off. 



There may be appearances on the mouth and in the visible 

 mucous membranes very similar to those of rinderpest ; and in 

 some instances lameness and sloughing of the hoofs may lead 

 one to suppose that it is an aggravated form of contagious eczema. 



TREATMENT. 



Eemoval to warm, sheltered sheds ; enemas, to relieve consti- 

 pation ; stimulants, such as the carbonate or acetate of ammonia 

 and the spirits of nitrous ether, with hot water vapour to the 

 nostrils, constitute the treatment of the earlier stages. If the 

 animal survive, these remedies may be succeeded by tonics, 

 mineral acids, and good food. The disease is very fatal, and causes 

 death in from three to seven days. If the animal live over the 

 latter period convalescence may be expected. Violent remedies, 

 such as strong doses of salts, bleeding, calomel, &c., always 

 hasten the fatal termination. If aperients are imperatively 

 called for, oil or treacle are preferable to the more drastic agents. 



