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and they have had the desired amount of irritation, they 
grow, and each year new ones appear on different parts of 
the body until the animal may appear a pitiable sight. 
The general health of animals suffering of this disease is 
but little impaired. I am sure the disease if left alone will 
cause death, and perhaps in a very few years, but I have not 
had the privilege of following a case thus far, and have not 
heard of such a death, uuless the death of an animal reported 
to us last summer was caused by them. The subject was a 
family pet, a nice young mare. She was brought to us for 
treatment three years ago last spring. It was quite an 
aggravated case ; most of the ulcers were confined to the 
legs from the knees down. By using the knife freely she 
made a nice recovery. The owner was advised to dispose of 
her some time before next summer ; his wife objecting, and he, 
himself, not feeling much inclined to part with her, con¬ 
cluded they would chance it again. The result was that at 
about the same time, the sores appeared again the same as the 
previous year, only very much worse, and were not confined 
to the legs only, but appeared in many other places. It was 
after they had exhausted their skill in trying to effect a cure 
that she was again brought to us. It was with much diffi¬ 
culty this time that we healed the ulcers. The owner was 
again advised to dispose of her at any price. The winter 
passed, spring came, aud they still had their pet. Feed 
being scarce, he decided to turn her out on his ranch, located 
about thirty miles away, until in the summer some time, when 
he intended to bring her home. When the proper time came 
the sores again made their appearance. The owner met me on 
the street and said he had just received a letter from his man 
at the ranch saying these sores were worse than ever they 
had been. The animal was down and could not get up. I 
learned afterward the animal died. These sores, I think, 
were the cause of her death. 
TREATMENT. 
In treating a bursattee sore we find it a very difficult task 
and shall continue to find it so as long as the true pathology 
remains a mystery. 
