Show blind staggers summer disease hot I 1 tot weather is the time thile tin the horio discalo huni tUines called blind staggers brain fever or alei pling sick liess MS la 14 most likely to ap appear licar says dr 1 M H madsan animal bathol 0 gist ortho of tho state ul al college the tit disease affects the nervous system of horses and mules in ill recent lecent years especially during tile alio summer liner mouths months it has mused serious losses lit in the west I 1 middle west and several St vernl states along the atlantic coast but may strike anywhere lt it Is nil an infectious disease and the aba symptoms generally kur cur in three phases the first state may escape notice as it usually la Is only a mild indisposition commonly accompany lid foil with a rise in temperature the second stage la Is characterized by distinct nervous symptoms which may tun or may not bo be accompanied with fever in ili tile the last stage the abo horse lorse may go down and bo be unable to rise sometimes violently with tile the lega and head death usually follows wilen these last symptoms symptom a develop E may bo be easily confused with other diseases discuses dr madson sell points out the symptoms symptom similar nillar mi to other ailments of tile the feutral nervous system and a vot vet rin arlon should be called at tho the first indication of si sickness ciciless although tit the chances for lor cure are greatest gron in ili the early stages of the disease dl staso there is no remedy offic tive in ili till all cases treatment varies tories with the nature of the symptoms it Is especially important to keep the animal comfortable and to prevent self inflicted injury Invest investigators gators of tile U S bureau of animal industry make the following recommendations on the basis of numerous reports from officials and practicing veterinarians lit in nil lilt states forsea and mules that begin to symptoms of the disease should bo be isolated from froia henI healthy thy au an finals and protected against biting insects ns as the disease Ilson so Is spread it Is believed by mosquitoes or other bloodsucking blood sucking insects where tho the disease exists it la Is advisable to stable healthy healt liy torsos when not working and to protect l n i n H i 1 V every way ay agonist insects A tissue vaccine treated with fuin forin iaHn allu has ains been developed ford for protection against the disease but requires some time for the ludmun ity to develop and should lo be 10 given ghon IQ foro the makes its ap pe bearance arance vailous tests testa indicate most animals may be protected protect pd when glun given nt at least two doses closes of vaccine several days apart immune serum commercially available may bo be beneficial it if administered very ry early and in largo large quantities according to some authorities thorit ties les tho the use of serums either cither ns as a 1 I preventative or in treatment should be left to the judgement jud gement of the veterinarian who is familiar wath alth conditions in the locality lity |