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The only reason that could be assigned was that the animals were,
and had been for some time, on dry coarse fodder, and that there
was a general disturbance of nutrition of the blood vessels. Some
animals which had recovered presented a spotted appearance and at
each of the hæmorrhagic points the skin had lost its pigment.

The treatment consisted in regularly washing parts with weak
antiseptic lotions and giving internally arsenic and bicarbonate of
soda.

Haemorrhages of this kind occur in cattle and in certain breeds of
horses. In some cases the haemorrhage may be due to the presence
of minute round worms (filariæ).

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