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right Eustachian pouch (Rivolta). In Martin's case the horse 

 was destroyed because of a progressive anaemia and emaciation. 

 The centre of the nodules was in some cases purulent (Martin). 

 There were prostration, tremors, bloody expectoration, cough, 

 and objective symptoms of lung disease. 



Rivolta found in the lungs of a bitch a fungoid growth the 

 true nature of which was not demonstrated, but which was pre- 

 sent as well in a soft sarcoma of the spleen, kidneys, and left 

 uterine cornu. It had caused a dry, frequent cough, hurried 

 respiration, lameness of one hind limb and extreme marasmus. 



The disease is much more rare in the mammal but treatment 

 will be along the same lines as in the bird. Antisepsis of the 

 buildings, and especially of mangers, troughs and racks, with 

 fumigations or intratracheal injections would be specially de- 

 manded. Cresyl, tar, carbolic acid and oil of turpentine may be 

 sprinkled for inhalation, and carbolic or salicylic acid, or potas- 

 sium iodide solutions may be injected into the trachea. 



BOTHRIOMYCOSIS OF THE LUNGS IN SOLIPEDS. 



Thomasseu, Bollinger and Steiner have reported bothriomycosis 

 in the lungs of horses suffering from this affection of the sper- 

 matic cord. Nodules the size of a walnut with yellowish caseat- 

 ing centres, and others down to the size of a pin head showed the 

 organism in the midst of the diseased tissue. Its relation to the 

 indurated cord serves to identify it. Tieatment would include 

 the removal of the diseased cord, the internal administration of 

 iodide of potassium and inhalations of iodine. 



SYNGAMOSIS. VERMINOUS TRACHEO-BRONCHITIS. 

 THE GAPES IN BIRDS. 



Syngamus Trachealis : Male and female constantly adherent to each 

 other ; female 5 to 20 mm. long, thrice the length of male ; mouth bell- 

 shaped with six papillse or lips ; pharynx has six sharp teeth ; female has 

 body full of oviducts containing segmented ova ; embryos escape by decom- 

 position of female, live in earth, water and earth worms, or escaping in 

 stomach, pass into abdominal air-sacs and bronchia, develop to sexual ma- 

 turity in air-passages. Hosts : Hens, turkeys, pea-fowl, pheasants, par- 

 tridges, and many wild birds. Young, downy birds suffer most. Syngamus 



