. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 442 THE AMERICAN FARMER « HORSE BOOK. Symptoms.—These, whether it be a successor of some other dis- ease, or has its origin in filth, are uncertain. But among the first signs likely to attract attention will be a painful swelling of the legs, or a purple discoloration of the membranes of the nose or eye, or of the skin; this will be far the most noticeable in light-skinned horses. At the same time a sudden fever arises, the temperature going as high as 10(3 degrees, but showing daily
. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 442 THE AMERICAN FARMER « HORSE BOOK. Symptoms.—These, whether it be a successor of some other dis- ease, or has its origin in filth, are uncertain. But among the first signs likely to attract attention will be a painful swelling of the legs, or a purple discoloration of the membranes of the nose or eye, or of the skin; this will be far the most noticeable in light-skinned horses. At the same time a sudden fever arises, the temperature going as high as 10(3 degrees, but showing daily fluctuations somewhat marked. As the disease progresses, the involved mucous membranes of the whole system exhibit signs of sympathetic action, A dirty-colored or bloody discharge streams from the nostrils, and in many cases a fetid, bloody diarrhoea is also present. The swellings of purpura involve the legs, lips and dependent parts of the body generally; also. PURPUKA HEMOKKHAGICA. the internal organs, as the lungs, liver and spleen, all of which be- come enlarged. The swellings are characteristic; they are not only tense and painful, but end abruptly at the upper side, looking "as though a cord had been tied around the ; Eventually, the swell- ings may crack at the flexures of the limbs, and a thin reddish, or distinctly bloody, discharge is established, and when the blood supply of these parts is interfered with, large patches may slough off. Swellings of the lips, face and tongue hinder the animal from seizing and masticating his food properly, and this hastens the wasting, or enuiciation, which is always so nuirked a feature of this disease, owing to the great anu)unt of tissue change. The extravasated blood in the tissues beneath the skin, or in the internal organs, may undergo. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations ma
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