Text book of veterinary medicine, Volume 4 (of 5)Law, James
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Text book of veterinary medicine, Volume 4 (of 5)
Law, James
Veterinary medicine
Though usually small the intermuscular neoplasms may form
abscesses as large as a hen’s egg. The affected muscle appears pale,
degenerated and granular with foci of lymphoid cell growth. The swelling
of the lymph glands is usually less than in the soliped though the same
in character. The pulmonary neoplasms are histologically almost
indistinguishable from tubercle, though the comparative absence of the
giant cell, the different staining qualities of the bacillus, and the
coincident lesions in the upper air passages, with the cord like
infiltration of the walls of the lymphatics may assist in diagnosis.
Diagnostic inoculation may be made on the basis of the susceptibility of
the ox and white mouse to tuberculosis, and their insusceptibility to
glanders; also the partial insusceptibility of the soliped to
tuberculosis and his marked susceptibility to glanders.
The characteristic nodules and abscesses may be found in different
internal organs such as the stomach, intestine, liver, spleen, kidneys,
testicles and brain, especially in acute cases, whereas the lesions of
the skin and nose are more common in chronic cases.
PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF GLANDERS.
Extinction. Exclusion, in Australia, New Zealand, English army.
Occision of infected, and disinfection of stables, harness, vehicles,
utensils, manure and other infected things, mallein diagnosis;
attendants should avoid handling suspicious horses, except with sound
hands, and disinfect latter. Sheep living in horse stables, tested
before slaughter, or inspected after. Malleinization on Plains and in
high, dry air, in secluded herds: less hopeful elsewhere. Mallein test
for all solipeds from glanders districts, and imported horses.
Treatment illegal in many states, so that justice would require
extinction with indemnities. Successful on high tablelands and
mountains. Demands careful segregation and disinfection. Acute cases
always hopeless: chronic skin cases more promising. Antiseptic
injection of unbroken nodules (carbolic acid, potassium permanganate),
also of open sores (mercuric chloride, iodized phenol, cupric
sulphate, saturated, zinc chloride), excise nodule. For delicate
mucous surfaces Lugol’s solution of iodine or iodized phenol diluted.
Tonics: arseniate of strychnia, copper biniodide, baryta nitrate, iron
sulphate, sulphites, bisulphites, hyposulphites, phenic acid, open air
life at pasture, or thorough ventilation, sunshine, moderate exercise,
generous, partly grain diet. Mild cases in separate herd, in secluded,
wide pasture with rich diet, including grain, and shelter in clean,
comfortable shed at will, under tonics and antiseptics, tested by
mallein at intervals, to be restored individually to work after two or
more tests without reaction. Serum of immune animals subcutem.
Treatment in man: surgically as in the horse, excision, curetting,
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