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horse has been kept should be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected; and all
clothing, utensils, and appliances used for it should be destroyed or thoroughly
disinfected.
10. Horses that have been in contact with diseased horses, either by standing next
them in a stable, working in harness with them, or otherwise, should as far us
possible be isolated from other horses, and kept under close observation for a time.
11. When a horse has any discharge from the nostrils, or swelling of the glands under
the jaws, it should be at once isolated, and its stall, &c , should be cleansed and
disinfected.
12. Horse-keepers should be instructed to give immediate notice to their employers of
any ailment, however slight, in the horses under their charge.
Precautions against Glanders.
13. Drivers and horse-keepers should frequently be impressed with the danger of
letting their horses come into contact with other horses.
14. Drivers should be warned against leaving their horses more than is absolutely
necessary when in the streets, as during their absence their horses may come into
contact with glandered horses.
15. Drivers should also be warned against allowing their horses to drink at watertroughs
at which other horses can drink.
16. Whenever possible, pails should be sent out with vehicles; and watering horses
except by means of pails, and with water drawn from a standpipe or tap, should
be prohibited.
17. It is important to keep horses under good sanitary conditions, and especially
important to well ventilate all stables, both near the roof and near the floor.
Symptoms of the Disease.
1. Chronic cough.
2. Thin unthrifty appearance with rapid wasting.
3. Excessive staling.