92 CATAEEH OB COLD, INFLTTENZA, CATAEEHAII FEVEB, &c, 



breathing, sore throat, pain in the throat when pinch- 

 ed, frequent cough, rough coat, bound bowels, red 

 eyes, and red and dry nose; tears flow freely, and 

 little or no food is eaten all symptoms indicating a 

 catarrhal fever. As the animal improves, the dis- 

 charge from the nose becomes white or yellowish, 

 and more profuse. 



Where numerous horses are attacked about the 

 same time, the symptoms assume a more severe form, 

 attended with a greater degree of prostration than in 

 cases of common cold, and it then merits the name 

 of INFLUENZA. The symptoms of one year vary from 

 those of another, and during the same season all an- 

 imals are not handled alike, though the general out- 

 line will be the same. The attending fever is of a 

 low grade, comes on suddenly, and soon reaches its 

 height, and lowness of spirits and weakness are pre- 

 dominant. The symptoms are ofien as follows : 



The horse is dull, low-spirited, and easily tired ; he 

 yawns and hangs his head ; his coat stares ; sweats 

 easily, and breathes quickly, when slightly worked or 

 moved. He eats little or nothing. As the disease 

 advances, the skin is sometimes hot and again cold ; 

 the mouth and tongue are dry and hot; the white of 

 the eye and nose are red ; the bowels bound ; urine 

 scanty ; the eyelids swelled, partly closed, tears flow 

 down the face and fret the skin. The sides of the 

 nostrils are also fretted by the acrid discharge from 

 them, which is sometimes very profuse. The throat 

 is so much inflamed that swallowing is attended with 



