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materials With which the horse may have been in con- 

 tact with the following solution : corrosive sublimate, 

 one ounce, dissolved in two gallons of water; everything 

 to be washed with it twice a week for two weeks. 



DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

 SORE THROAT. 



It is a very common thing for horses to have an 

 inflammation of some part of the throat. This part may 

 be the tonsils, the palate or the larynx. 



Causes. Anything which predisposes an animal to 

 take cold, as a debilitated state of the constitution, 

 standing in drafts when perspiring, etc., are the most 

 frequent causes of this trouble. 



Symptoms. There will often be slight fever in the 

 first stages of this disease, with the pulse somewhat 

 quickened. If the palate and tonsils are involved, there 

 will be a great disinclination to take food, and if the 

 mouth is opened it will be frequently found filled with 

 saliva and mucus, which will dribble from it. Most 

 horses suffering from this disorder will only take small 

 quantities of water and often none at all for a day or 

 two. Unless there is much swelling in the larynx, the 

 breathing will be about normal. We may not have any 

 cough, but if, by squeezing the upper part of the wind- 

 pipe, a cough is forced, it will be very soft, as if the 

 animal was afraid of hurting the already tender throat. 

 In fact, the cough of sore throat is entirely character- 

 istic. The horse sometimes holds the head somewhat 

 straightened out. "When the walls of the pharynx are 



