. Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Veterinary medicine. 418 DISEASES OF THE BLOOD. is indicated by dulness, loss of appetite, and considerable fever. In twenty-four hours the temperature rises to 104° or 105° Fahr., and the pulse to 100 or 120 per minute, while the respiration is greatly accelerated. The urine is of a light-red or brownish-red colour, resembling coffee-grounds, but it contains no blood corpuscles. The animals die in from three to eight days with symptoms of asphyxia; but this termination is not inevitable, and recovery may occur spontaneously. Improvement is indicat
. Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Veterinary medicine. 418 DISEASES OF THE BLOOD. is indicated by dulness, loss of appetite, and considerable fever. In twenty-four hours the temperature rises to 104° or 105° Fahr., and the pulse to 100 or 120 per minute, while the respiration is greatly accelerated. The urine is of a light-red or brownish-red colour, resembling coffee-grounds, but it contains no blood corpuscles. The animals die in from three to eight days with symptoms of asphyxia; but this termination is not inevitable, and recovery may occur spontaneously. Improvement is indicated by a fall in temperature, disappearance of. Fig. 192.—Ventral view of larva of Boopliilus anmilatus of North America. Greatly enlarged. (Stiles, Ann. Eep., Bnr. An. Incl., 1900, p. 388.) the blood-stained urine, and a return of appetite, together with marked thirst. Drs. Smith and Kilborne describe the symptoms as follows:—" The beast when first observed to be amiss appears to be dull and sluggish, with a disinclination to move, and hence it is generally found apart from the rest of the herd. The hair stands erect like that of an animal on a cold day (a staring coat), the ears hang, and the eyes have a dull and lustreless appearance. In some cases the animals cease to feed, or ruminate, in others they continue to nibble at the herbage until nearly the last, but in a languid, indifferent manner, indicating that they have Httle relish for their food, and they fall off very rapidly in condition. There is generally a dribbling of saliva from the mouth, the muzzle may appear quite moist during the early stages of the disease, but it invariably becomes dry and crusty as the disease. 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 may not perfectly resemble the original Moussu, Gustave, 1864-; Dollar, John A. W. , joint author. New Y
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