190 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



be an accumulation of putrid sanious and yellow 

 gelatinous material under the skin and between 

 the muscles, also black patches on various parts 

 of the body. At the beginning, or if the animals 

 are noticed, there w r ill be fever, loss of appetite, 

 high temperature. It is said that when the swell- 

 ing begins, the fever subsides a little, but I have 

 not seen this in the cases that came under my ob- 

 servation. The animal becomes rapidly feeble and 

 soon dies. In the early stage the bowels are usu- 

 ally confined, and near the end blood is mixed with 

 the feces. The animal stands with its neck out- 

 stretched, breathing rapidly, and with a moan. 

 Some few cases recover w T hen the animal has 

 strength to throw off those parts which have be- 

 come mortified, leaving ugly sores, which after a 

 time heal by granulations. On post-mortem ex- 

 aminations, besides what is seen on the outside, 

 there is congestion of the lungs, and the bronchial 

 tubes are filled with a tough, frothy mucous. This 

 disease is seen in certain places and at certain 

 times, — the spring, early summer, and autumn. 

 It never occurs in winter in cold countries. Poor 

 animals are never affected with this disease, and 

 can be prevented by not overfeeding, especially on 

 rapidly-grown grasses on low T lands. If the ani- 

 mal has to be fed on such grass, allow it to be 

 there for a short time each day and then remove 

 it to a poor, short pasture and feed some dry food, 

 such as hay. After the grass has grown and be- 

 comes harder there will be no danger of allowing 

 the animal to remain in it all day. 



