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You, of course, are in possession of full 

 particulars of the outbreak from personal 

 inspection. 



I took over charge of the quarantine 

 area from D.V.S. Woollatt on the 23rcl of 

 the month. 



General. — A few cases of gallsickness 

 were reported from different parts of the 

 District, and cases of quarter-evil were 

 reported from the Western Umvoti Divi- 

 sion. 



In the early part of the month I visited 

 Eshowe, Zululand, to investigate a sup- 

 posed outbreak of glanders, but foi'tun- 

 ately it proved to be a disease of a much 

 less serious nature. A special report was 

 furnished to you on the matter. 



IXOPO.— D.V.S. VERNEY. 



Sheep Hcah. — This disease is more pre- 

 valent than I would like to see. 



Lungsickness. — No fresh outbreak of 

 this disease has occurred. The herds 

 under license are progressing satisfactorily. 



Redivater. — There has been a consider- 

 able amount of this disease in the Ixopo 

 Division this month. A number of cattle 

 coming from Endowana to the Ixopo 

 developed redwater. Treatment was fairly 

 successful in those animals that were 

 treated at the onset of the disease. 



An imported Shorthorn bull has 

 again been very ill. This animal showed 

 every symptom of redwater except the 

 actually discoloured urine. The remark- 

 able feature of this illness was the extra- 

 ordinary high temperature recorded. For 

 eighty hours the temperature ranged be- 

 tween 105Fand 108-4F. For seven consecu- 

 tive hours the temperature ranged from 

 108 to 108"4. The animal registering such 

 a high temperature I quite thought the 

 case would prove to be fatal. But such 

 was not the case, and the animal is now 

 doing well. This is the fifth time the 

 bull has been seriously ill. 



MOOI RIVER.- D.V.S. WEBB. 



Lungsickness. — This disease appears to 

 be making no progress in Weenen County. 



Scalj. — As was anticipated, this disease 

 is prevalent owing to its extensive impor- 

 tation into the County. 



During the month I have attended two 

 imported Devon bulls and one Shorthorn 

 for severe digestive troubles. They have 

 all three made complete recoveries. Other 

 cases treated have been : — E version of 



the uterus in a Devon cow ; fistulous 

 withers in an Australian mare ; ventral 

 hernia in a Shorthorn cow ; chronic mas- 

 titus in a cow ; lacerated shoulder in a 

 gelding, caused by a poke from a bull's 

 horn ; ulcerative stomatitis, followed by 

 purpura ; corns in a polo pony ; strangles ; 

 castration, etc. 



HOWICK.— D.V.S. BYRNE. 

 Scab. — None. 



Lungsickness. — Three cases. Five 

 herds under license have been declared 

 clean during the month. 



LION'S RIVER. 



Scab. — Two first licenses have been 

 issued and one second. 



There is no other disease of a con- 

 tagious nature in this Division. 



I received a wire one afternoon from 

 Mr. G. Teasdale to visit a cow which 

 could not calve. 



On arrival that evening, Mr. Teasdale 

 informed me this cow was due to calve in 

 a few days, but had been poked in the 

 flank by another cow, which caused a 

 nasty puncture wound, and brought on 

 labour pains, which, however, did not 

 induce labour. 



On examination per vaginam I found 

 the head of the calf presenting, but 

 both forelegs were down in the " calf- 

 bed," and as the cow had been in this 

 condition for over twelve hours, of 

 course the neck of the womb had con- 

 stricted on that of the calf. The calf, I 

 need hardly add, was dead. It was im- 

 possible to shove the head back, so the 

 only alternative v/as to amputate the 

 calf's head and return the carcase to the 

 womb, then secure both forelegs and 

 deliver in the ordinary way. 



This was done by cutting into the head 

 and removing the bones piece by piece, 

 and some of those of the neck. After 

 returning the carcase, both forelegs were 

 brought into the passage and secured. 



The cow, of course, by this time was 

 prostrate, so we went to the house to get 

 a stimulating drench and some sacks to 

 cover her, as it was a bitterly cold night, 

 the coldest I have felt this season, but 

 when we returned the cow was up and 

 feeding, so we drove her to the shelter of 

 a haystack, as she was out in the open, 

 gave her the drench, and put the sacks 

 on. The after-treatment was antiseptic 



