68 WARRANTY OF 



It is of great importance that immediate attention 

 be paid to the horse on the first symptoms of cough 

 being noticed, while the cure is easy. The diseases to 

 which horses are liable are, for the most part, rapid in 

 progress ; every hour of delay increases the difficulty, 

 and in a short time the disease becomes developed in 

 an acute or chronic form, condemning the horse to 

 a life of base drudgery, and making him miserable to 

 the end of his days. 



Chronic Cough. 



While some horses, when labouring under chronic 

 cough, are almost useless, others are but little in- 

 convenienced and are as useful as ever : they are all, 

 however, UNSOUND. 



See the article on " Cough." 



Colds. 



A horse suffering from cold in the head, which often 

 produces whistling, is, for the nonce, UNSOUND. 



See articles on " Cough " and " Whistling/' 



Asthma. 



Asthma may be recognized by the short, soft cough 

 that it produces. In some cases the inconvenience 



