MURRAIN, COMMONLY CALLED BLACK-LEG. 687 
Outlines,” where the disease is briefly spoken of in an indirect 
manner, under the head of Ulcers in the Mouth. 
I must differ from Mr. Price, and consider the disease as 
specific, or sui generis ; that it is confined to the mouth only, 
and that it is of a contagious nature, and has, of late years, been 
very prevalent with horses of all ages, sizes, and habits, belong¬ 
ing to dealers, &c. on account of their being so frequently ex¬ 
posed to infection, by wearing the bit or bridle that has imme¬ 
diately before been in the mouth of a horse that has aptha, 
and also being under the influence of various other simple causes 
of this malady. 
The principal symptoms are, in some instances, loss of appe¬ 
tite, but almost invariably a ropy viscid discharge of saliva 
adhering to the lips. The buccal membrane and the tongue are 
irregularly covered with small white ulcers, having no commu¬ 
nication with each other, and discharging a slightly fetid puru¬ 
lent matter. The tongue and lips are tumefied to a considerable 
degTee. Sometimes the integuments covering the tongue slough 
to a great extent, and form one or more larger ulcers. These 
symptoms seldom or never produce constitutional derangement. 
Considered as a local affection, the remedies required for its 
treatment are rest ; soft but nutritious food ; a little mild anti¬ 
septic lotion applied frequently to the ulcers, and laxative medi¬ 
cine, such as 3iij of aloes, in a soft ball. This is far better than 
annoying the animal daily with other nostrums less efficacious. 
The disease continues its progress for six or eight days before 
a healthy action is established; it then generally terminates in 
resolution, with this exception, that, if the membranes affected 
were of a dark colour previously, they remain spotted after the 
attack. 
MURRAIN, COMMONLY CALLED BLACK-LEG. 
ib/ 3Ir. John Tombs, Pershore. 
Sep. 7th, 1834.—I was requested by a farmer, near Evesham, 
to look at a calf that was very lame in the near fore-leg. When I 
saw him he was lying down and moaning; pulse very quick and 
rather weak ; dribbling from the mouth ; severe lameness of the 
near shoulder, with a swelling and crackling noise of the part. 
I bled copiously, and inserted several setons over the swelling. 
The skin was quite insensible, as the calf did not evince the 
least pain when the setons were inserted. I gave sulph. magnes. 
3vj, zingiber. Iss : the animal immediately vomited it all up. I 
