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pinkeye as yet. Although the limbs of exaggerated cases 
are swollen to a marked extent, no bloody extravasations are 
visible. Laminitis is the only complication of any importance 
that has come under my observation, and this only in four cases 
which, under proper treatment, rallied very soon. 
The course of the disease ranged from 3 to 10 days, “ barring 
complications.” The prognosis is good. 
The insidious manner with which this disease progresses is far 
more desirable to both horse owners and practitioners than the rash 
and universal invasion of the former epizootic “ influenza,” as it 
does not render the entire equine species unfit for service at one 
time. It creeps along so slowly that the first half of the infected 
animals are convalescent before the last half are taken sick, and 
in this way avoids any serious delay in business circles. More¬ 
over, the veterinarian has a better opportunity to devote his at¬ 
tention to the fewer patients he in this way has, than to the 
multitude he would otherwise have if the whole city was stricken 
with the epizootic cellulitis or pinkeye at one time. 
EPIZOOTIC INFLUENZA IN THE WEST. 
By A. A. Holcombe, D.V.S. 
Less than a month ago the daily papers of Missouri and Iowa 
announced the prevalence of “ a new disease ” among the horses 
of the cities and principal towns of those two States. It was said 
that no one knew the exact nature of the strange malady, which 
was described as being sudden in its attack, causing great weak¬ 
ness accompanied by extensive swelling of the legs and seme dis¬ 
charge from the nose and eyes. Report said that nearly all the 
horses in an infected district became subjects of the disease, that 
many died, but that mules seemed exempt from the contagion. 
When the outbreak in Kansas City, Mo., had become pretty 
general, I was ordered to investigate it, so as to determine what 
it was and the necessary precautions to be adopted to protect the 
public animals at this station. A visit to Kansas City was accord¬ 
ingly made, and a large number of sick animals seen. In some 
