mia if pus formation and metastatic or secondary
abscess formation are observed.

_Symptoms._--The symptoms of both diseases include primarily a high fever
(104 deg. to 107 deg. F.). Coupled with this there is disinclination to move, the
animal is depressed and not cognizant of its surroundings. The pulse is
rapid, small, and feeble, respiration increased, mucous membrane injected,
swollen, and of a yellowish tinge. Appetite is lost and death follows in
the case of septicemia in from two to four days. In pyemia the symptoms
come on more slowly and are not so intense as in septicemia, while the
course of the disease is longer, lasting from six days to four weeks. The
mortality is not so great as in septicemia, but the period of convalescence
is always long.

_Lesions._--Septicemia is characterized by the destructive changes in the
blood, which is chocolate colored, noncoagulable, and swarms with bacteria.
The lining membranes of the heart are studded with red spots, often running
together to form a large hemorrhagic area. The lungs, liver, and kidneys
may also show these hemorrhages. The spleen is enlarged and full of black
blood. The cadaver decomposes very rapidly and in some cases forms great
quantities of fetid gas. In pyemia, in addition to these lesions, abscesses
are formed in the various organs throughout the body. If the disease
develops slowly a post-mortem examination shows the abscesses to be the
chief alterations. The pus content is usually greenish, stained with blood,
and contains strings of fibrous tissue and necrosed matter.

_Treatment._--Treatment is almost futile in advanced cases of either
disease. Septicemia is usually fatal and pyemia frequently so. Prevention
and the immediate treatment of local infections are the surest means of
combating them. For local treatment of wounds the usual antiseptics are
indicated, such as 3 per cent compound cresol or carbolic acid, or one
one-thousandth bichlorid-of-mercury solution. For pyemia, where the
abscesses are near the skin, they should be opened and treated
antiseptically by injecting any of the previously mentioned germicides.
General and heart stimulants are indicated, such as a drench containing
digitalis 2 drams and alcohol 2 ounces. Quinin and calomel in repeated
small doses of one-half dram each three times a day are sometimes
beneficial. Camphor in the form of oil of camphor (camphor dissolved in
10 parts of sweet oil) is a good stimulant and has s