PLE URA — PNE UMONIA 



The manes of race-horses are also plaited, and so are those 



of some harness horses occasionally, but the practice should 



never be applied to 



victoria, brougham, 



and landau horses ; 



in fact, in connection 



with these a plaited 



mane may be regarded 



as a sign of " undress." 



Pleura. — The 



membrane which 

 covers the lungs. (See 

 Lungs ^ 



Pleurisy is usually 

 a result of exposure 



11 -1 Pithing. 



to cold wmds or 



draughts when the horse is overheated, or it may be a result 



of influenza or other diseases. 



Symptoms. — Shiverings, quick, short breathing, and an 

 increased temperature. The animal is evidently in great pain, 

 as it hurts him to move, and if the ear is placed against his 

 side, the alteration in his breathing will at once be detected, 

 and professional advice should at once be sought for. 



Treatment. — The horse should be placed in a comfortable, 

 quiet, and well-ventilated box and heavily clothed, bandages 

 being placed on his legs, whilst hot fomentations should be 

 applied to his chest. If the pain is very great, and the 

 person in attendance understands how to proceed, a little 

 morphia may be injected under the horse's skin, or a few 

 grains of morphia administered internally. (See Fomentations^ 



Pneumonia, or Inflammation of the Lungs, is a result 

 of a cold, and may affect one or both lungs, in the latter 

 case being referred to as double pneumonia. It is a most 



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