Ephemeral Fever

5I EPHEMERAL FEVER. By FRANK CHAMBERS , M.R.C .V.S. , G.V.S . Umtata, South Africa.

THE accompanying photograph shows a cow suffering from ephemeral fever, or (three days' sickness) a disease affecting cattle, which was so admirably described by Veterinary Surgeon Freer, of Uitenhage, C.C., in an issue of the VETERINARY J OURNAL early in 1910. The chief feat ures to be noted from the photog raph are the stiff a nd tucked-up appearance of the animal. In the outbreak during

Animal affected with Ephemeral Fe ver.

which this cow was affected, seven cows died as the result of drenching, whilst those which were left alone recovered. [The excellent article by Mr. Freer, referred to above, appeared in the issue of the VETERINARY J OURNA L for January, 1910. In the course of it Mr. Freer also remarked on the two points referred to by Mr. Chambers. He likened the general appearance of an affected animal to "the wooden cow we obtained from the top shop in our early youth," and with regard to treatment he said, "the less the patient is interfered with the better will he the results. "-EDs. V.I.1