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Plenrisy and Hydrothnrax. — The 

 racing pony " Patchwork " snccunibed 

 to these diseases after an illness extending 

 over five weeks. 



Balanitis or Inflammation of the 

 Prapnce in a Colonial bull terminated 

 favourably after a course of antiseptic 

 injections and lead lotion. 



Post-Parturient Paralysis in a Heifer. 

 — Recovered after irrigating the utreus 

 several times daily with antiseptics, and 

 the internal administration of nux vomica. 



Pyarmic Arthritis or Joint Evil in 

 Calves. — This disease made its first ap- 

 pearance last season on a farm near 

 Estcourt, and cases have again occurred 

 this summer. The disease attacks calves 

 when they are about a month old. The 

 calf is first noticed lame, and on closer 

 examination one of the joints is seen to 

 be swollen, hot and painful. There is 

 also an amount of systemic disturbance. 

 After a time supperation takes place 

 within the joints and abscesses form. 

 Usually the animal succumbs to the 

 disease, but in few cases they live, the 

 joint becoming anchylosed. 



The treatment which I have advised is 

 to blister the diseased joints Avith 

 biniodide of mercury ointment, and the 

 internal administration of Donovan's 

 solution. Whether any good I'esults have 

 been obtained after the application of 

 this treatment or not I have not heard. 

 As a predisposition to this disease is 

 probably hereditary, I recommend a 

 change of bull. 



Scir rhous Cord, probably caused by dis- 

 comyces, in an ox. The scrotum was 

 greatly enlarged and shewed several 

 supperating points, also a mass of granu- 

 lation tissue attached to its apex. The 

 disease was so far advanced that an 

 effectual operation would have been 

 attended with tremendous loss of blood, 

 so I recommended the removal of the 

 granulation tissue by ligation, and that a 

 solution of iodine should be injected 

 into the scrotum through the supperating 

 points, and pot. iodine given internally. 

 Up to the present T have not heard what 

 effect the treatment has had. 



Lymphangitis in a Cart Jtfare.— This 

 disease, locally known as farcy, weed, 

 shot o' grease, and Monday morning 

 disease, the latter name from its often 

 developing during Sunday night through 



the horse having been tied up and so 

 getting no exei'cise from the time ho 

 finished work on the Saturday until re- 

 quired again on Monday morning. In 

 consequence of one attack predisposing to 

 another, and want of exercise being an 

 inducing factor, horses subject to this 

 disease should always be placed where 

 they can exercise themselves when not at 

 work. If this precaution, together with a 

 few others, such as not to place sus- 

 ceptible animals on a too sudden change 

 of diet, and an occasional dose of physic 

 were taken, the disease would be kept in 

 check. Each attack of lymphangitis 

 leaves an amount of plasma in the 

 lymphatic spaces, this coagulates and 

 fibrin is formed, leaving the leg or legs 

 more enlarged each time, until a condition 

 known as elephantiasis (resembling an 

 elephant's leg) is produced. Lymphangitis 

 is generally ushered in with a shivering 

 fit, which subsides when the swelling of 

 one or more of the legs commences, usually 

 a hind leg. Acute pain is evinced when 

 pressure is applied to the inner aspect 

 of the thigh. Swelling gradually involves 

 the whole leg, the temperature rises a few 

 degrees, and the pulse becomes quick and 

 full. This disease, although of a some- 

 what alarming appearance, practically 

 always subsides if the patient is placed 

 on a simple diet and allowed no corn ; the 

 leg should be fomented with hot water 

 and an anodyne liniment afterwards 

 applied, an aloetic ball should be given, 

 followed by diuretics as nitrate of 

 potassium and deobstruents as potassium 

 iodide. When the pain has subsided 

 gentle exercise is beneficial. 



RJieumatic Arthritis in a Bull, affect- 

 ing the fetlocks and knee joints. This 

 animal quickly recovered after a course 

 of sod. salicylate ^ oz. twice daily in gruel. 



Horsesickness. — An aged gelding, after 

 being ridden from Estcourt to Mooi 

 River, developed this disease and died in 

 a few hours after the first symptoms were 

 noticed. 



Dik-kop in a Carriage Horse. — The 

 day before I was called in the horse had 

 been driven about twelve miles. In the 

 evening he was noticed sick, and on the 

 following morning appeared worse. I 

 attended the horse on the evening of the 

 second day, but I did not attempt any 

 treatment, as the disease was too far 

 developed. He died that night. 



