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color ; spleen, kidneys and liver usually swollen. Sometimes 

 there is parenchymatous and hemorrhagic nephritis, also 

 catarrhal, hemorrhagic and diphtheritic enteritis ; also ulcer- 

 ating endocarditis. The -wound may or may not be in an 

 extremely septic state (diffused cellulitis spreading along the 

 lymphatics) . 



The microscopical examination of the blood reveals num- 

 erous microorganisms of some form or other with a decided 

 breaking down of the blood corpuscles, the white ones espe- 

 cially representing enormous aggregation of bacteria. 



Give the symptoms of septiccemia 9 



The wound may or may not show septic cellulitis. The 

 constitutional symptoms are moderate or high fever up to 

 107 F. and more ; this high temperature is occasionally 

 ushered in with a chill ; the pulse is very rapid and small, 

 later imperceptible. The animal is drowsy and very weak ; 

 trembling of the shoulder and gluteal muscles, even paralysis 

 of the hindparts ; mucous membranes icteric, or dark red 

 faeces, at first juicy, later mushy and finally diarrhoeal, with 

 colicky pains ; urine dark ; its chemical analysis shows 

 albumen. 



Infected wounds of what parts are often followed hy septi- 

 cczmia in the horse ? 

 Purulent inflammation of tendon sheaths and articula- 

 tion, as also deep and extensive subf acial and intermuscular 

 cellulitis, terminating in death in a few hours to several 

 days; occasionally the disease drags along two to three weeks. 



How do you treat septicce,mia ? 



Absolute disinfection of the whole wound surface; remove 

 sloughs; provide drainage; deep recesses which cannot be 



