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searched, etc., to discover the seat and cause of lameness, no sus- 

 picion having existed at the time that farcy was present in the 

 animal's system. It may so happen, however, that some of the 

 preliminary symptoms are observed or observable; that, on the 

 contrary, farcy at once develops itself in an attack on some local- 

 ity — most probably one hind limb. Indeed, so sudden, sharp, and 

 severe are attacks of farcy, in some instances, that, in the course of 

 one night, the horse's limb will be swollen to a frightful size, so as 

 to incapacitate him almost from turning in his stall and walking 

 out of the stable. Ordinarily, the development of farcy plainly 

 accounts for the halting or lameness, yet the lameness may appear 

 without any ostensible cause." 



Symptoms. — The ordinary symptoms of farcy are, slight impair- 

 ment of the general health; feverish symptoms; a small, quick 

 pulse ; swelling or tumefaction of one of the hind legs, generally 

 the left, with much lameness ; tumefaction of the lymphatics, on 

 various parts of the body, and in the groin. On the inside of the 

 thighs, along the course of the femoral vein, corded, nodulous 

 swellings will be found. Sometimes one or both hind limbs will 

 swell below the hock, and an abscess may form in the vicinity of 

 the fetlock, and isolated blotches will break out, suppurate, an'? 

 terminate in farcy ulcer. No swelling of a hind limb, or any 

 other part, constitutes a case of farcy apart from the unequivocal 

 signs of lymphatic disease. There must be present corded, nod- 

 ulated swellings, buds in some form or other, together with actual 

 or approaching tumefaction of the lymphatic glands, or the case is 

 n»ot farcy. The disease evidently affects the absorbents. When 

 it commences in those which are deep-seated, it usually ends in 

 glanders. Glanders and farcy are considered the same disease; 

 yet, unlike glanders, many cases of cure of mild farcy are on 

 record, but the author knows of none. A disease known as lym- 

 phatitis is often mistaken for farcy, and, as the former is curable 

 it is often recorded that the latter affection has been successfully 

 treated. 



Treatment. — I do not know that it is good policy for me to re 

 commend any form of treatment for the disease known as true 

 farcy. It is against the laws of this country, and the interests of 

 society for any one to keep or treat a case of declared farcy ; there- 

 fore, the advice offered in regard to the treatment of glanders 

 applies also to farcy. To show the reader that the author is not 



