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COLEMAN NOCKOLDS. 
servers, but in some instances small swellings caused by insect 
bites occur. Blindness, due to tlie extravasation of blood into 
the chambers of the eye, is occasionally noticed. The urine is 
voided frequently, often of a dark red color, again it may dribble 
away even when the animal is lying down. In most cases the 
body is covered by small specks of blood due to insect bites. 
The bowels are normal. Animals may be attacked under any or 
all conditions. 
Post-mortem .—Body much emaciated, muscles pale, large 
amount of jelly-like exudation in connective tissues, intestines 
bloodless, but normal in consistency. Liver enlarged, friable 
and pale. Spleen slightly enlarged and softer than normal. 
Kidneys enlarged, always paler and in some cases soft, easily 
torn, mottled and capsule non-adherent, cortex containing pus. 
Bladder normal. Heart atrophied but apparently larger in size 
from fatty infiltration. Muscles pale and auricles and ventricles 
contain large yellow clots, as also do the large veins. Lungs con¬ 
gested, leathery, only partially aerated and mottled by irregular 
patches of red and yellow hepatization, hepatized portions con¬ 
taining pus and fibrine and are nodular. Stomach is not ulcer¬ 
ated , but full of food ; may or may not contain bots, and in most 
cases there will be seen amongst the food myriads of small 
thread-like white worms from io mm. to 15 mm. long. In the 
peritoneal cavity there are generally found numbers of white 
worms 6 cm. to 12 cm. in length, most probably the Filaria 
papilosa. In the caecum and large colon most probably many 
of the Otyuris Curvula will be seen. 
All the parenchymatous organs have undergone fatty degen¬ 
eration to a greater or lesser extent. There is yet much to be 
learned as regards the best method of treatment for this disease. 
I have given Lingard’s treatment in a large number of cases with¬ 
out any beneficial result, as the animals have all died ; some that 
were put on quinine and iron recovered, as did also several that 
had quinine and iron combined with the arsenic treatment. In¬ 
jections into the larger muscles, preferably the gluteal, of a 
solution of mercuric chloride have proved beneficial. 
