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THE 



AORI CULTURAL JOURNAL. 



Ivingsickness, or rinderpest in this Divi 

 sion ; in fact, during the month cattle here 

 have been particularly healthy, and all, 

 with the exception of " loot " horses, are 

 doing well. 



Umgeni Division. 



In this Division there are two flocks 

 still under license for scab. Horses and 

 cattle have been very healthy during the 

 month of August. 



Influenza. — The influenza and laryn- 

 gitis outbreak seems to have passed off. 

 I had only one case of laryngitis early in 

 the month, and have not had another 

 since, so I think the trouble has subsided. 



Distemper. — I have had three or four 

 cases of partial paralysis in the hind 

 quarters of dogs as a sequel to distemper. 

 If taken in time the animals do well. A 

 laxative, followed by nerve tonics, slight 

 stimulant to the loins, suitable diet, dry 

 bedding, and good nursing are the chief 

 lines of treatment to be observed. If 

 left too long the treatment has to be more 

 severe, and the result is not so satisfac- 

 tory, 



Fistulous wither. — I operated on a 

 mare for " fistulous withers," the result of 

 pressure from the " tree " of the saddle. 

 A seton through the enlargement brought 

 it clown, but it swelled up again and had 

 to be re-opened. 



Colic cases, removal of the placenta 

 from cows, lameness in horses, etc., have 

 constituted the iisual duties of this month. 



DURBAN.— D.V.S. AMOS. 



Glanders. — I found a clinical case of 

 this disease in the stable belonging to 

 Messrs. Williamson and Gawler, and re- 

 ported to you specially. The remaining 

 animals were tested. The stable has been 

 thoroughly disinfected, and dangerous 

 material has been destroyed by fire. 

 Every precaution was taken and the stable 

 is now re-occupied. 



Horscsickness. — One case was reported 

 to me, but it did not come under my per- 

 sonal notice. 



Lungsickness. — One outbreak occurred 

 at Stamford Hill. Since the first death 

 there has been no death up to the present 

 date. All the adjoining cattle that we can 

 definitely trace as hnving come in contact 

 are now in quarantine. 



Two cases of purpura hfemorrhagica 

 have come under my notice this month, 

 one proving fatal. 



One case of quittor ; after the removal 

 of a piece of nicrosed cartilage has done 

 exceedingly well under ordinary anti- 

 septic astringent injections. 



IXOPO. -D.V.S. VERNEY. 



Seal). — As is usually the case at this 

 time of the year scab is fairly prevalent 

 amongst the sheep, poverty of the sheep 

 and scarcity of food being largely respon- 

 sible for the abnormal amount of the 

 diseasft. 



Lungsickness.— Two outbreaks only of 

 this disease exist. 



During the month there has been a 

 number of horses suffering from pneu- 

 monia, chiefly among horses that have 

 been poor in condition and asked to do a 

 lot of work on the roads. Most of the 

 cases I treated were successful. 



I had a rather interesting case in a pony 

 showing an enlargement about the size of 

 one's head, situated on the off-side ribs, 

 extending from the 9th to the I5th ribs 

 inclusive. The history of this enlarge- 

 ment was that the owner bought the pony 

 two years ago, and then the enlargement 

 was about the size of an orange, and from 

 that time it has been steadily increasing, 

 until at last it was impossible to put a 

 saddle on the pony without interference 

 with the enlargement. On manipulation 

 there was no pain indicated, nor could 

 the enlargement be reduced by pressure. 

 The presence of a cystic tumour was 

 rather indicated, but as the insertion of a 

 trochar needle gave a negative result to 

 this diagnosis, I decided to put the pony 

 under chloroform and operate on it. The 

 enlargement proved to be a lipoma with 

 a cartiloginous base, which was firmly 

 attached to the 11th rib. The tumour 

 was 5^ lbs. in weight. I have been very 

 busy this month, most of the cases coming 

 under treatment being of an ordinary 

 character. 



NEWCASTLE.— D.V.S. HUTCHINSON. 



Lungsickness. — This disease still re- 

 mains very prevalent in the Divisions of 

 Newcastle, Dundee, and Ladysmith. The 

 Upper Tagela and Umsinga are almost 

 free from the disease, being due to the 



