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gfleet, same as in horses ; the treatment then is to give a tea- 

 spoonful of ground sulphate of iron three times a day in its feed or 

 on its tong-ue with a spoon, and this will soon stop the dischargfe. 



SORE THROAT. 



This is a kind of inflammation affecting the larynx, or Adam's 

 apple ; it may also affect the pharynx, or gullet. 



Causes. — Exposure to cold and sudden changes of the 

 weather, or from choking, when something lodges in and irritates 

 the throat, or from roughly passing a probang down the throat 

 and bruising it, or from giving medicines that are not properly 

 diluted with water. 



Symptoms. — Difficult breathing, the throat will be swollen, 

 and it hurts the animal when you press on it, the nose will be dry, 

 and the animal will be noticed to keep swallowing, it refuses its 

 feed and does not chew its cud, it also holds its head poked out 

 trying to ease its throat. 



Treatment. — Give the following drench : 



Epsom Salts f pound. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitra 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Mix in a pint of luke warm water and give as a drench, 

 taking care not to choke the animal, as well as this follow up with 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre ^ pound. 



Sulphur i " 



Pulverized Alum | " 



Mix and give a large teaspoonful three times a day on his 

 tongue, this is to gargle the throat, give until the animal is better. 

 Rub the throat three times a day with white liniment and in bad 

 cases apply a mustard plaster to the throat or you might use a hot 

 poultice every night on his throat. 



FILARIA BRONCHITIS. 



This disease affects young cattle and sheep and is caused from 

 small germs or parasites getting down into the lining of the 

 bronchial tubes; these germs receive the name of strongyius 

 micrurus and they get into the system by being taken into the 

 stomach in the water or food, then they pass from the stomach 

 into the bowels, from there they get into the blood and pass 

 around until they get to the bronchial tubes where they lodge and 

 set up this disease. This disease is most common where animals 

 are grazing on low pasture fields. 



Symptoms. — The animal makes a wheezy noise while breath- 

 ing and has a dry husky cough with a slight discharge from the 



