Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swineMoussu, G. (Gustave)
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Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine
Moussu, G. (Gustave)
Veterinary medicine
Percussion of the nasal cavities, sinuses, and even of the horns reveals
everywhere exceptional sensibility.
Sometimes, but only in certain subjects, the lower portions of the head,
including the muzzle, nostrils, lips and forehead, become infiltrated,
as though the case were one of purpura. Thoracic complications are
rarely absent, unless the disease is treated. Towards the end of the
first week the respiration, still painful and snoring, becomes more
rapid; and auscultation reveals at various points in the lungs areas of
bronchitis and of broncho-pneumonia, indicated by bronchial _râles_,
rattling breathing, and tubal souffles, etc. These complications are
accompanied by attacks of coughing, which increase the discharge, and
may threaten to end in suffocation. This happens when large masses of
false membranes from the bronchi are thrown into the larynx and cannot
readily be ejected through the glottis, which has been reduced in size
by œdematous infiltration and inflammation.
Percussion is generally useless. The appearance of the eyes is also very
significant. These symptoms develop simultaneously with the respiratory
disturbance, and are marked by infiltration of the eyelids, œdematous
conjunctivitis, and ophthalmia. The cornea becomes whitish, infiltrated,
opaque, and sometimes shows ulcerative keratitis; or, on the other hand,
it remains simply semi-transparent, and through it the media of the eye
may be seen to have become opalescent. Ulcerative keratitis may develop
rapidly and end in perforation of the cornea.
In certain rare instances examination with the ophthalmoscope has
revealed the existence of exudative iritis; this condition may be
complicated with syncchia, intra-ocular hæmorrhage, and result in
permanent loss of vision.
These ocular symptoms are accompanied by continuous, abundant and
prolonged discharge of tears, intense photophobia, and exceptional
sensitiveness to manual examination, etc.
Digestive disturbance appears less important, and may be regarded as
consequent on the febrile reaction, the general disturbance, or the
condition of the respiratory apparatus. But complete examination will
show that from the onset of the disease a special form of stomatitis
occurs. From the first the mouth is hot and dry: soon afterwards
abundant reflex salivation occurs, and the discharge, like that from the
nose, becomes excessively fœtid. This stomatitis differs entirely from
ordinary forms of stomatitis and from the stomatitis peculiar to
foot-and-mouth disease, and is characterised by the necrosis of
fragments of epithelium forming false membranes. These on being shed
leave exposed numerous ulcers distributed over the tongue, cheeks, and
lips. Neither vesicles nor pustules are produced, but merely false
membranes of small dimensions.
The false membranes and ulcerations occur on the soft palate and in the
pharynx.
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