ACUTE lyYMPHANGITiS OF PI^ETHORA IN HORSE. 

 ANGEIOIyEUClTlS. 



Definition. Symptoms and causes. Genera aifected. Causes of plethora. 

 High feeding. Work followed by rest. Fever, hurried breathing, strong, 

 rapid pulse, anorexia, stiffness aud swelling in a hind limb, inguinal glands, 

 connective tissue engorgement, corded lymphatics, suppuration rare. Mild 

 forms. Lesions, in lymphatic vessels and glands. Chronic cases. Nature, 

 plethoric, lymph excess, stasis, excess of cells and fibrine, immunity of the 

 fore limb. Season of prevalence. Climate. Diagnosis, from farcy, ery- 

 sipelas, etc. Treatment, exercise, friction, resolvents, purgative, bleeding, 

 diuretics, astringents, iodine, pressure, diet. Prevention. Treatment of 

 chronic cases. 



Definition. Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels and glands 

 of one limb usually in connection with rest. 



Symptoms. This affection is common in heavy draft horses of 

 a lymphatic temperament and kept on high feeding and at hard 

 work. It rarely develops, however, while the subject is kept at 

 steady work. But if, in the midst of such work, the horse is 

 kept at rest in the stall over one, two, or more days on the same 

 generous diet, he is found shivering violently, with rapid, labored 

 breathing, high pulse and elevated temperature, symptoms which 

 have been frequently mistaken for those of pneumonia. There is 

 complete anorexia, and often ardent thirst. The patient is indis- 

 posed to move and if forced to it shows lameness in one hind 

 limb with an extraordinary abduction of the member at each step, 

 and sometimes so severe as to prevent his putting his full weight 

 upon it. If an examination is now made high up in the groin 

 close outside the inguinal ring, the lymphatic glands will be 

 found to be swollen, hot and tender, so that under even moderate 

 pressure the leg will be lifted and abducted until the patient 

 threatens to fall on the other side. 



A little later the shivering may have given way to the hot stage, 

 with it may be general perspiration, and the swelling may have 

 extended down the course of the saphena vein and lymphatics 

 as a distinct ridge, and the lower part of the limb from the foot to 

 the hock may be filled, dropsical and hot. Unless checked the 

 swelling goes on increasing till the lower part of the hmb is two 



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