PLEURISY. PNEUMONIA, &o. 115 



very warm stable. Injuries, contusion, rupture, or 

 great violence done to the chest, is quite sure to be 

 followed by Pleurisy or Pleuro-Pneumonia. 



SYMPTOMS. For conveniences sake, we will in- 

 dicate the symptoms of these two branches of the 

 disease separately. Pleurisy invariably commences 

 with shaking all over, followed by a hot, dry mouth, 

 white coated tongue, red nose and eyes, low spirits, 

 want of appetite, anxious look, and hard, quick, 

 wiry pulse. The act of drawing the air into the 

 lungs is short, and stops, or is cut off at a certain 

 point, at which time the pain is felt; the act of 

 forcing the air Jrom the lungs is full and slow. The 

 pain is increased by coughing and taking full breath 

 which the horse will do if suddenly moved or 

 frightened. If the inflamed side is pressed upon, he 

 gives forth a sound like a grunt ; the cough is short ; 

 the horse remains standing ; the skin on the inflamed 

 side is thrown into folds, and twitches are occasion- 

 ally seen at the same place. The painfulness of the 

 spaces between the ribs when pressed upon, is quite 

 characteristic, and often exists to an intense degree. 

 The horse shrinks from it with a low grunt, and tries 

 to get away. The skin about the sides of the nos- 

 trils and at the ends of the mouth is wrinkled. The 

 neck is lengthened, and nose thrust forward; the 

 horse stands in a crouching manner, and seems un- 

 easy, but does not move. As the disease advances, 

 the pulse becomes more frequent, and afterwards 

 smaller, until it can scarcely be felt ; the breathing 



