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Sarcoptic Mange of the ox
Th:e Veter£nary Journal.
106,
Treatment.-I again- gave 01. Lini. 12 ozs., and Tinct. Aconit. F., m. 8. At night she was still improving. November 30th. She was again much better and able to stand firmly, pulse 60, temp. 102. She walked round the box and was eating fairly well. From this date she continued to do well and was out of my hands on December 7th. From November 30th to December 7th, the treatment consisted in looking after the warmth and comforts of the animal and the administration of a laxative.
BY
SARCOPTIC MANGE OF THE OX. w. R. DAVIS, M.R.C.V.S., NEW VETERINARY COLLEGE.
IT is generally held, and indeed authorities state, that sarcoptic mange is rarely, if ever, seen in cattle. Neumann, page 158 in Fleming's translation, has the following:"Sarcoptic scabies of the ox is only incidentally mentioned here as history is limited to the possibility of its existence. The incomplete, and even inexact, observation of Thudichum relative to the development of scabies in p eople who had been in contact with a mangy cow cannot be utilized." An account, then, of its indubitable existence will be interesting: In December last, while at a dairy farm near Edinburgh inspecting pigs, I chanced to go into one of the byres, and opposite the door noticed two cows, the bases of whose tails were perfectly hairless, the skin wrinkled and cracked, and on looking closer patches were seen on the croup, one of them being as big as a soup plate. The patches were raised, and on pressing the margin a felted mass of hair and epithelium came away, leaving a red surface below. On looking over the other cows in the byre, a large percentage ot them were found to be more or less affected. On asking the byreman what was wrong with the cows, h e told me_that they had the" itch," adding that they had had it for months, and that he wished they could get something to cure the cows and himself as well, because he had caught it from _ them. On examining the man's arms I was speedily confirmed in the opinion that I had formed as to the nature of the affection, namely, that it was sarcoptic scabies. His skin from the elbows to the wrists was covered with papules, vesicles, and crusts, and as Candy's fluid had been applied curatively, his arms were pretty objects.
Heated Salt for the Relief of Abdominal Pain.
107
He told me that not only himself but all the men about the place had it. On expressing my dread lest there should be an extension to the maids ' also, I was re-assured on learning that there were no womenkind about the place (the young woman with the milking-pail and the three-legged stool, and a face for a fortune exists for a good many districts in picture-books only). I took a scraping from one of the cows, and on mounting a few particles in glycerine and solution of potash, the acari were readily discovered. They agreed in every detail with the de')cription of a sarcopt -the body ovoid, rostrum short, and two well-rounded cheeks, short thick leg s, the posterior ones being concealed beneath the body when the creature was viewed dorsally and also in the disposition of the suckers. They appeared to be for the most part larger than sarcoptes hominis. With regard to the origin of the outbreak there was a mang y horse stabled in one of the byres, but whether he g ave it to the cows or whether they g ave it to him I am unable to state. Tlte parts affected were mostly the tail and croup flank and neck, and the superior part of the udder in some cases. By a process of isolation and the energetic application of V1eminck's solution (slaked lime I, sulphur 2, water 20, boil), to which a little tragacanth was added for the purpose of thickening the liquid, the disease is rapidly dying out. It seems to be much more amenable to treatment in cattle than does scabies in the horse. Only one of these cows appeared to suffer in general health. This animal was the worst affected of the h erd. She had lost her appetite and gave little milk, but sh oweq no emaciation. I saw five other m en on the farm whose arms were affected like the byreman' s already described. It is stated that there are many byres round Edinburgh where a similar disease ex ists among the cows, but so far no other outbreaks have been observed in th e practice of this College. Some years ago I had experience of two perfectly similar attack s of mange in cows, but on those occasions I did not look for the acarus. HEATED SALT FOR THE RELIEF OF
ABDOMINAL PAIN. BY HENRY C. WILKIE, F.R.C.V.S., F .Z.S.
THE application of continued h eat for the relief of certain kinds of abdominal pain is, I think, often of great value, and would, perhaps, be more frequently resorted to were it not
106,
Treatment.-I again- gave 01. Lini. 12 ozs., and Tinct. Aconit. F., m. 8. At night she was still improving. November 30th. She was again much better and able to stand firmly, pulse 60, temp. 102. She walked round the box and was eating fairly well. From this date she continued to do well and was out of my hands on December 7th. From November 30th to December 7th, the treatment consisted in looking after the warmth and comforts of the animal and the administration of a laxative.
BY
SARCOPTIC MANGE OF THE OX. w. R. DAVIS, M.R.C.V.S., NEW VETERINARY COLLEGE.
IT is generally held, and indeed authorities state, that sarcoptic mange is rarely, if ever, seen in cattle. Neumann, page 158 in Fleming's translation, has the following:"Sarcoptic scabies of the ox is only incidentally mentioned here as history is limited to the possibility of its existence. The incomplete, and even inexact, observation of Thudichum relative to the development of scabies in p eople who had been in contact with a mangy cow cannot be utilized." An account, then, of its indubitable existence will be interesting: In December last, while at a dairy farm near Edinburgh inspecting pigs, I chanced to go into one of the byres, and opposite the door noticed two cows, the bases of whose tails were perfectly hairless, the skin wrinkled and cracked, and on looking closer patches were seen on the croup, one of them being as big as a soup plate. The patches were raised, and on pressing the margin a felted mass of hair and epithelium came away, leaving a red surface below. On looking over the other cows in the byre, a large percentage ot them were found to be more or less affected. On asking the byreman what was wrong with the cows, h e told me_that they had the" itch," adding that they had had it for months, and that he wished they could get something to cure the cows and himself as well, because he had caught it from _ them. On examining the man's arms I was speedily confirmed in the opinion that I had formed as to the nature of the affection, namely, that it was sarcoptic scabies. His skin from the elbows to the wrists was covered with papules, vesicles, and crusts, and as Candy's fluid had been applied curatively, his arms were pretty objects.
Heated Salt for the Relief of Abdominal Pain.
107
He told me that not only himself but all the men about the place had it. On expressing my dread lest there should be an extension to the maids ' also, I was re-assured on learning that there were no womenkind about the place (the young woman with the milking-pail and the three-legged stool, and a face for a fortune exists for a good many districts in picture-books only). I took a scraping from one of the cows, and on mounting a few particles in glycerine and solution of potash, the acari were readily discovered. They agreed in every detail with the de')cription of a sarcopt -the body ovoid, rostrum short, and two well-rounded cheeks, short thick leg s, the posterior ones being concealed beneath the body when the creature was viewed dorsally and also in the disposition of the suckers. They appeared to be for the most part larger than sarcoptes hominis. With regard to the origin of the outbreak there was a mang y horse stabled in one of the byres, but whether he g ave it to the cows or whether they g ave it to him I am unable to state. Tlte parts affected were mostly the tail and croup flank and neck, and the superior part of the udder in some cases. By a process of isolation and the energetic application of V1eminck's solution (slaked lime I, sulphur 2, water 20, boil), to which a little tragacanth was added for the purpose of thickening the liquid, the disease is rapidly dying out. It seems to be much more amenable to treatment in cattle than does scabies in the horse. Only one of these cows appeared to suffer in general health. This animal was the worst affected of the h erd. She had lost her appetite and gave little milk, but sh oweq no emaciation. I saw five other m en on the farm whose arms were affected like the byreman' s already described. It is stated that there are many byres round Edinburgh where a similar disease ex ists among the cows, but so far no other outbreaks have been observed in th e practice of this College. Some years ago I had experience of two perfectly similar attack s of mange in cows, but on those occasions I did not look for the acarus. HEATED SALT FOR THE RELIEF OF
ABDOMINAL PAIN. BY HENRY C. WILKIE, F.R.C.V.S., F .Z.S.
THE application of continued h eat for the relief of certain kinds of abdominal pain is, I think, often of great value, and would, perhaps, be more frequently resorted to were it not