CATARACT. 50? 



First Acute, the horse is suddenly attacked with an irritable 

 cough and sore throat, with feverish symptoms, such ae quick, wiry 

 pulse ; mucous membranes of nose and mouth redder than usual ; and 

 hurried breathing. 



Second Chronic, sets in after the acute stage has subsided ; 

 is marked by a discharge of watery and sometimes mucous fluid 

 from the nose, and the breathing is attended with a wheezing sound 

 and an occasional cough. 



Remedies To relieve congestion of the parts most affected, 

 and equalize the circulation, use drachm doses of powdered lobelia 

 seeds twice a day, with warmth and moisture applied to the throat 

 externally. Encircle the throat with a piece of soft flannel and con- 

 tinue till certain the remedy has taken effect. To protect the muc- 

 ous membranes of the air passages from irritation, no better article 

 exists than slippery elm. A small portion of the powdered bark is 

 stirred into boiling water to form a mucilage, just thick enough to 

 drink. To a pint of this add two ounces sirup of garlic, and give 

 twice a day. The bowels are to be kept loose by soft feed, given 

 while warm, with plenty of tepid drink, gruel, seasoned with 

 salt, etc. 



This is an admirable treatment for this difficulty. 



CATARACT. 



Symptoms In the early stage of the disease a small white 

 speck appears in 'the centre of the lens of the eye. Sometimes, 

 however, it is first observed at the upper or lower margin of the 

 pupil; it gradually increases in size until the sight is wholly oblit- 

 erated. Cataract being well defined the only remedy is extirpation 

 by a competent veterinary surgeon. 



In case of spurious cataract, the following will generally remove 

 the difficulty: Burnt alum, finely pulverized and blown into the 

 eye with a pipe-stem or goose-quill. The oil of winter -green is 

 likewise used. It should be injected with a small glass syringe. 

 A few drops are sufficient. The injection is to be repeated in three 

 days. 



CATARRH, OR COLD. 



Symptoms There is invariably some degree of feverishness 

 sometimes quite marked sometimes noted only on close atten- 

 tion. Usually the pulse will be at forty to fifty ; appetite impaired, 

 and often sore throat with more or less cough. Interior of nostrils 

 unnaturally red, at first dry and swollen, followed by a watery dis- 

 charge, which soon becomes thick, yellow, and in bad cases, 

 purulent. The eyes are generally affected and the inner corners 



