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W. F. WEESE. 
Scquelce .—Three cases which had apparently made com¬ 
plete recovery from the disease have been brought to my 
notice subsequently, suffering from complications which un¬ 
doubtedly had their origin in the malady. Two of the foals 
seemed well and thrifty till about one year old, when swelling 
and lameness at the stifle was detected. In one case both 
joints were involved, while in the other but one was affected. 
The same articulations were implicated during the acute 
attack of the disease. Treatment in both cases proved fruit¬ 
less, the patients gradually growing worse till unable to rise. 
The subjects were destroyed, showing the capsule of the 
affected joints greatly inflamed, the ligamentous structures 
were a pale yellow and soft and easily detached from inser¬ 
tions. The cavities of joints and serous sacs contained sero- 
purulent fluid. The articular cartilages were ulcerated in 
spots both within the femoro-tibial and femoro-patellar artic¬ 
ulations, and the synovial apparatus was perforated in numer¬ 
ous places. The third case at the age of eight months com¬ 
menced to show symptoms not unlike chronic rheumatism, 
becoming distorted in all of its limbs, one hock was greatly 
inflamed, the same being affected during the acute attack of 
the disease, and was doutless similar as to diseased processes 
as the other cases given. Unfortunately no post-mortem was 
held in this case, which detracts from its merit as a citation. 
Prognosis .—It is always advisable for the veterinarian to be 
guarded in prognosis, as the mortality is very great under the 
most favorable conditions. Some writers record the death 
rate as high as sixty and eighty per cent. This however is 
higher than my experience with the disease would indicate, 
especially if treatment is resorted to at the first manifestation 
of symptoms. If suppuration is established when the veteri¬ 
narian is consulted an unfavorable termination may be pre¬ 
dicted in almost every instance. 
Treatment .—Too much importance cannot be attached to 
the prophylactic consideration of the disease. Recognizing 
the affection as micro-organismal in origin and the umbilicus 
as one of the points of ingess of infected material, it behooves 
the practitioner to recommend that the umbilical cord be 
