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Cause. — The proximate cause of this complaint is not 

 well ascertained ; but it is said to proceed from cold, pro- 

 ducing inflammation in the mucous membrane. 



Remedy. — To elBTect a speedy cure, every means should 

 be adopted to facilitate suppuration; and fomentation or 

 heating liniments will prove the most effectual. It has 

 been found that oil of bays injected up the nostrils fre- 

 quently has the effect of inducing speedy suppuration. 

 Steam of hot water has also been successfully employed ; 

 or holding a thick cloth steeped in warm water to the nos- 

 trils will produce the same effect. Putting a warm mash 

 of bran into a thick canvass bag, and attaching it to the 

 nose, in the same manner as the nose-bag of a horse, has 

 also been attended with speedy results. While the animal 

 is labouring under this disease, he should be kept warm, 

 and in a house, and supplied with nutritious food. 



CHAPTER II. 



DISEASES OF THE CHEST. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 



Symptoms. — The premonitory symptoms of this complaint 

 are loss of appetite, with depression and an appearance of 

 anxiety ; rapidity of breathing, and consequent increased 

 motion of the flanks, accompanied by a hard, dry, short 

 cough, with a slimy discharge from the sides of the 

 mouth. The pulse is quick and small, and difficult to be 

 felt. The under surface of the eyelids is considerably in- 

 flamed, and sometimes approaching to a deep orange colour. 



