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ling respiration and grating peculiar to the dis- 

 ease ; below the dullness and the stillness of the 

 lung enveloped in fluid, the absence of sound, 

 marks the line of the accumulated fluid, its in- 

 crease and diniunition. 



In Pneumonia, the symptoms differ from pleu- 

 risy, yet the difference manifests itself in this, 

 that in pleurisy there is more pain, and in pneu- 

 monia more difficulty of breathing. Pneumonia 

 is often a consequence of cold, bronchitis, or the 

 termination of some disease of the air-passages, 

 and may be^in with symptoms of a cold rough 

 coat, want of appetite, low spirits, etc. In other 

 cases, it begins with a shivering chill ; the legs, 

 ears and skin are cold ; the coat is rough ; the 

 nose pale and dry; quick pulse, which afterwards 

 becomes frequent and full ; breathing at first 

 quick, then panting and heaving ; the skin now 

 becomes hot, except the legs, which remain very 

 cold. This is a characteristic symptom, and will 

 never deceive; the nose and eyes are red, mouth 

 hot and dry ; the eyes have a yellowish color, and 

 the horse looks uneasy and restless. 



As the disease extends, the breathing becomes 

 more difficult, and is attended with heaving of the 

 flanks ; the nostrils are much widened ; the nose 

 and head held out ; the neck lengthened ; the 

 fore-legs are fixed in one place, and spread apart ; 

 the nose and eyes have a dark bluish color ; the 

 face looks anxious and disturbed ; the legs and 

 ears are very cold; the legs seem fine, and the 

 hair upon them glossy; the cough is more fre- 

 quent, hard, and painful ; the horse seems drowsy; 

 there is no appetite ; the dung is hard and covered 

 with slime, and the urine high colored and scanty. 



In the last stage the pulse is small, weak, and 

 can scarcely be felt ; the breathing is quicker and 



