82 THE DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



attacks if patient is robust. A few small doses of aconite 

 tincture for acute fever. If fever of low type, as it usu- 

 ally is in hard worked town horses, sulphuric or nitric 

 ethers, with camphor and ammonium carbonate, in draft; 

 while ammonium acetate, potassium chlorate and nitrate 

 are given in draft or drinking water. Potassium nitrate 

 and colchicum for kidneys when not acting. Bugs wrung 

 out of hot water to sides, with subsequent rubefacient 

 dressing. Alcoholic stimulants, ether, nitrous ether, spirit 

 of chloroform several times daily when melting of exudate 

 (oozing matter) has begun, or earlier in epizootic attacks, 

 or in weakly patients. Belladonna extract and camphor 

 allay cough. Linseed oil in mash, neutral salts in drink- 

 ing water, with laxative injections, secure regularity of 

 bowels. If laxatives necessary, oil preferable to aloes. 

 Cooling mash diet in earlier stages ; in later, digestible, 

 nutritive food. For doses, see pages 13 to 29. For list 

 of ' rubefacients/ see page 36. 



CHRONIC PNEUMONIA 



May be a continuation of the acute form. It is insidi- 

 ous in its symptoms and dangerous; but it is mild, and 

 its progress is slow. It may end in solidification or indu- 

 ration, or in tubercles, abscesses, and consumption, the 

 same as the acute form described above. 



Symptoms. — Horse appears to be merely unwell; no 

 perceptible heaving of flanks ; but little acceleration of 

 pulse ; no apparent pain, yet mopes about, dull and de- 

 jected ; appetite fastidious ; seldom or never lies down ; 

 coat unkind; general appearance unhealthy. Ask about 

 cough. Examine nostrils for disturbed respiration, and 

 also for expectoration from them. 



BRONCHITIS 



Means inflammation of the bronchial tubes — the two 

 lung branches of the windpipe. It is dangerous only when 



