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case, & partial loss of appetite. Often we have cough ; 

 the glands under the jaw are often somewhat swollen 

 at this time, and the limbs soon begin to swell about 

 the fetlocks. If the temperature of the animal be taken, 

 it will be found from 2 to 7 degrees above the normal 

 (98J Fah.). The pulse will be much quickened. This 

 is usually followed in a day or two by a flow of mucus 

 from the nostrils, the cough increasing in frequency. 

 If properly treated, these symptoms usually begin to 

 abate about the fifth day, gradually decreasing until 

 the appetite is fully restored and the animal is again fit 

 for work. 



We will now describe a more severe case. To the 

 above symptoms may be added a very dull appearance, 

 the head straightened out and held down as if asleep, 

 great disinclination to move, and often the subject of 

 chills after drinking water. This severe form 'is often 

 complicated with pneumonia, the lung trouble being a 

 result of the general interference with the action of the 

 heart and blood circulation. We always have a high 

 temperature in this form, often reaching 106 Fah. on 

 the second or third day after the attack. If the lungs 

 are involved, the breathing will be quickened and the 

 animal will rarely lie down. The appetite is totally 

 lost, and by placing the finger in the mouth it will be 

 usually found hot. In about two days the animal will 

 frequently have a rambling gait, especially of the hind 

 limbs ; seems to have very little control over the 

 muscles of the hind limbs. If the throat is very sore 

 and much swollen inside, there will be a considerable 

 dribbling of saliva from the mouth, and when the 

 patient attempts to drink, the water taken in by the 

 mouth will frequently escape through the nostrils. 



