PLEURISY, PNEUMONIA, <feo. 117 



difficult breathing. Pneumonia is often a conse- 

 quence of cold, bronchitis, or the termination of 

 some disease of the air-passages, and may begin with 

 symptoms of a cold rough coat, want of appetite, 

 low spirits, etc. In other cases, it begins with a 

 shivering chill ; the legs, ears, and skin are cold ; the 

 coat is rough ; the nose pale and dry ; quick pulse, 

 which afterwards becomes frequent and full ; breath- 

 ing at first quick, then panting and heaving ; the ski a 

 now becomes hot, except the legs which remain very 

 cold. This is a characteristic symptom and will never 

 deceive ; the nose and eyes are red ; mouth hot and 

 dry ; the eyes have a yellowish color, and the horse 

 looks uneasy and restless. 



As the disease extends, the breathing becomes 

 more difficult, and is attended with heaving of the 

 flanks; the nostrils are much widened; the nose and 

 head held out ; the neck lengthened ; the fore-legs 

 are fixed in one place, and spread apart ; the nose 

 and eyes have a dark blueish -color ; the face looks 

 anxious and disturbed ; the legs and ears are very 

 cold; the legs seem fine, and the hair upon them 

 glossy ; the cough is more frequent, hard, and pain- 

 ful; the horse seems drowsy; there is no appetite ; 

 the dung is hard and covered with slime, and the 

 urine high-colored and scanty. 



In the last stage, the pulse is small, weak, and can 

 scarcely be felt ; the breathing is quicker and more 

 difficult ; the breath is very hot ; the eyes and nose 

 are lead-colored ; the skin is cold, and clammy sweat 



