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inflammation of the membrane, and we liave what 

 is called pleurisy. 



SYMPTOMS.— The animal becomes sort of stiff 

 and has no inclination to turn or move about. He 

 may act as though he had pain; elbows and feet 

 turned out; scarcely notice his ribs moving when 

 breathing, as each breath causes pain. His ears 

 and legs are cold, temperature and pulse high. If 

 you strike the ribs in different places with your 

 knuckles, you will come to the affected part and 

 the animal will evince great pain, or groan. The 

 trouble may terminate favorably in six or eight 

 days. In some cases swelling may appear under 

 the chest and down the legs, and if the fluid con- 

 tains pus it generally proves fatal. 



TREATMENT.— Place in a comfortable stall, 

 with plenty of pure air. Blanket the body and ap- 

 ply dry bandages to the legs; give a laxative diet 

 and a plentiful supply of cold water. Give from a 

 half to a pint of raw linseed oil and apply hot 

 fomentations to the breast. If he should show 

 pain give two ounces tincture of opium every four 

 hours for a day or two. From the beginning give 

 the following drench three times a day: Solution 

 of the acetate of ammonia, two ounces; bicarbon- 

 ate of potassium, one-half ounce; spirits of nitrous 

 ether, two ounces; water, one-half to one pint. In 

 three or four days, when the fever and pain have 

 somewhat subsided, rub the breast and affected 

 side, or sides, once a day with CURINE diluted 

 with equal quantities of water and alcohol. This 

 will greatly promote the absorption of the. effusion. 



CRAMP OF THE LEG. 



A cramp of the leg may be due to an irritatio:i 

 of the nerves of the thigh; or it may come in cold 

 weather, and it comes sometimes after severe ex- 

 ercise. The leg is cold and the animal can scarcely 

 move it. It may be of short duration and it may 

 continue for a week. 



TREATMENT.— Rub the muscles well with CUR- 

 INE and repeat twice a day until they are relaxed. 



