614 WEST OF SCOTLAND VETERINARY ASSOCIATION. 
every excess, for, too often, this disease makes its appearance 
and selects for its prey the best and most thriving of the 
herd. It appears to prevail most commonly during the 
months of September, October, and November, although I 
have seen it in January and the spring months. I have 
also witnessed two cases of it during the last month, and 
neither of these animals was forward in condition, nor the 
pasture luxuriant. They also belonged to two separate farmers ; 
one of them was a two-year old, and the other a one-year old 
animal. The general symptoms they exhibited were well 
marked, although I am aware that many feel it difficult to 
distinguish them ; but having observed so many cases, in all 
stages of the disease, and differently attacked, I consider 
myself not presumptuous when I say that I can distinguish it 
easily. If at pasture, the animal affected generally separates him¬ 
self from the rest of the herd, and appears dull and restless. If 
standing, all four legs are drawn together; the coat staring; 
the back arched; the eyes watery : the mouth hot, and often 
filled with a kind of frothy spume, which is sometimes seen 
dropping from the angle of the mouth; the extremities, such 
as the legs and ears, cold; the pulse varying from 70 to 80 
or more; the breathing accelerated; rumination stayed. If 
the animal is down, she moans or grunts; sometimes the 
left side is a little enlarged, as if tympanitic; should the 
animal be put to where the others are grazing, it evinces no 
inclination to eat, but will “shy” off in another direction. 
Should you leave the animal in this stage, and examine it in 
a few hours afterwards, it will be found lying down, and 
often there will be a difficulty in raising it. When up, lame¬ 
ness either in the fore [or hind leg will be observed, and 
should you examine the leg or quarter a swelling, very pain¬ 
ful on pressure, will be observed to exist, and on drawing 
the hand over it, a crackling noise will be heard, as if air 
were contained within the cellular tissue, although I have 
often failed to detect this sound, in some cases, until near the 
termination of life. In some instances the lameness is also 
absent, but the animal is stiff and moans exceedingly, as 
if suffering internal pain. 
I recollect being called to visit a sturk, nine or ten months 
old, on the 24th of January last, the property of Mrs. Lindsay, 
Coalboy. The animal was seemingly in good health on the 
previous evening, but in the morning it was discovered to be 
unwell. When I arrived I found the animal down, and ex¬ 
perienced some difficulty in getting it up; the extremities 
w ere cold, pulse quick, breathing rapid; the near side of the face 
considerably swollen, tears were flowing freely from both eyes, 
