HORSES: THEIR POINTS AND MANAGEMENT 



horsi' ha\'ing sanitation in its la\'Our has already gone to work 

 again. This just shows one how important it is to try and 

 observe cleanhness, to attend to ventilation, etc., not only 

 when disease comes, but beforehand. 



Sy))ipto))is. In the ordinary catarrhal form of mtiuenza, 

 the nasal membrane is at first reddened more than is usual, and 

 dry upon its surface. The membrane of the eye is turgid, in 

 one form (pink eye:, a very deep red, swollen, causing the 

 eyeHds to become closed, or partially closed, over the globe 

 of the eye. There is a cough, hard and dry at first, subse- 

 quently becoming soft, and frequent. Soreness of the throat, 

 and a purulent discharge from the nostrils, are exceedingly 

 common symptoms. A marked feature of influenza is the 

 rapid loss of flesh. Internal temperature varies, but it is 

 frequently 105° Fahr., though at times higher, or it may be lower. 

 It is owing to this rapid oxidation of the tissues that the 

 loss of flesh and prostration ensues. The extreme exhaustion 

 intercurrent with the disease renders a previously weak subject 

 specially prone to succumb to the attack. 



Pleurisy, inflammation of the lungs, rheumatism, and 

 dysentery, are frequent complications, requiring treatment 

 accordingly. 



Treatment. — Good nursing is one half the battle. The 

 prostration must be overcome through the use of nutrients, 

 combined with alcoholic stimulants, such as brandy — say, six 

 ounces ever}- two hours, along with eight eggs and a pint of milk. 

 Steam the nostrils four times daily, and to each inhalation add 

 a tablespoonful of creolin. Linseed tea, gruel, cold nnlk, 

 scalded oats, etc., ought to hv allowed as food. Hoiled carrots 



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