SORE THROAT — NASAL GLEET. 73 



Remedy. — Comfortable box and clothing; protect from 

 drafts; moist atmosphere of 60 to T0° F. Steam head 

 and throat persistently with medicated vapor ; heat and 

 moisture externally. Aconite and laxatives abate fever in 

 early stages of acute attacks. Emetics relieve fever and 

 difficult breathing in dogs and pigs. Ammonium acetate 

 solution, camphor, and belladonna confections. Benzoin, 

 sulphurous acid, iodine, or chloroform as inhalation, spray, 

 or confection. Salicylic acid and potassium chlorate as 

 confection every hour where swelling is great. Counter- 

 irritants — soap and opium liniment, mustard, cantharides. 

 Tube in windpipe if necessary. 



Chronic form : Alum, ferric chloride, <sulpho-carbolates, 

 or tannic acid as confection or spray. Belladonna and 

 camphor, with glycerine and water, as anodyne gargle. 

 Thickening of mucous membrane treated by potassium 

 iodide and counter-irritants. Essence of mustard hypo- 

 dermically. Ulceration of the opening of the glottis (rima 

 glottidis) treated with silver nitrate. 



For doses, see pages 13 to 29. 



NASAL GLEET (OZENA OR OZCENA), 



Is usually preceded by an inflammatory or catarrhal at- 

 tack, but it may occur spontaneously. It is more likely 

 to follow chronic than acute catarrh. It is peculiar to 

 adult or old horses rather than young. It is sometimes 

 mistaken for glanders. 



In most cases the discharge, which is usually from both 

 nostrils, continues long after inflammation has ceased. It 

 is more mucous than purulent, is remarkably white, and 

 about as thick as cream. Sometimes it is smooth and 

 uniform ; sometimes lumpy ; at others it is yellow, and 

 seems to contain more pus than mucus. Sometimes it will 

 collect about the nostrils and be ejected, in pretty regu- 

 lar succession, in flakes or masses. Again it is irregular, 

 ceasing for a while., as if cured, then returning in double 



