1 88 Blood Diseases. 



Suppurative Catarrh. — This affection is mostly com- 

 mon to animals of mature age, and it is thought, not 

 without a show of reason, that animals, having escaped the 

 usual attacks of strangles in the youthful period of their 

 lives, or having suffered from the bastard or incomplete 

 form, are usually the victims of suppurative catarrh at a 

 more advanced age. 



The disease at first appears like strangles, with the 

 usual concomitant febrile states, and abscess of the jaws 

 may be expected. These, however, may recede some- 

 what, but after some delay they maturate, and the animal 

 does well. Generally the course is the reverse of this. 

 The disease becomes tardy; with the decrease of swell- 

 ing at the jaws, the appetite and condition fails, weak- 

 ness comes on, the usual functions of health are not 

 maintained ; swellings form at the shoulder, groin, &c, 

 causing much pain and stiffness, and minor ones appear 

 over the skin in numerous places. Not uncommonly a 

 large abscess forms internally, for a time creating great 

 ambiguity in the outward manifestations, and at length 

 discharging the contents, puts an end to the sufferings of 

 the creature. A post-mortem examination reveals the 

 fact, of which the animal could give no certain indication 

 during life. 



Treatment will be similar to that pointed out for 

 strangles. The hope of cure lies in hastening the forma- 

 tion of abscess in the first instance between the jaws. 

 In some instances when they form elsewhere, super- 

 ficially, the animal may do well, making a good reco- 

 very, but there is reason to believe that this is the 

 exception to the rule. 



