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Symptoms. — The symptoms of inflammation are much 

 the same as those of congestion of the lungs, only more 

 noticeable. There is, generally, very little trouble in telling 

 the disease. Shivering takes place first and after the shiver- 

 ing ceases the body becomes hot. The ears and legs are 

 first hot and then cold. The mouth is sticky and the breath- 

 ing is affected, but not so much as in a pure case of congestion 

 of the lungs. The pulse is quick, ranging from fifty to seventy- 

 five beats to the minute, being stronger than in a case of 

 congestion. The horse does not care to eat, stands up all 

 the time, with head hanging down and ears lopped over, and 

 in hot weather he perspires freely around the chest. The 

 eyes have a glossy appearance and are very red around the 

 inside of the eyelids. As the disease proceeds the horse 

 breathes heavier and sometimes is noticed to sigh, as if in 

 distress. The bowels become costive, and the manure has a 

 glossy appearance. By placing your ear to the side of the 

 chest a grating sound may be heard similar to that produced 

 by taking hold of some of the hair of your head, just above 

 the ear, and grating it between the thumb and finger. If 

 the horse is loose in a stall he will move around till he gets 

 his head to a door or window, which shows that he wants 

 fresh air. By tapping the finger on the chest over the lungs 

 a dull sound is produced. If the lungs are not affected, this 

 would make more of a hollow sound. If the disease is going 

 to terminate fatally the pulse runs up to 100 beats per minute 

 and is so weak as to be hardly felt. The breathing is very 

 heavy, the nostrils make a flapping noise, and the flank draws 

 in and out almost like that of a heavy horse, the appetite is 

 entirely gone and the breath smells very bad. He, however, 

 still persists in standing, and notices nothing. As death ap- 

 proaches the mouth becomes cold, the pulse cannot be felt. 

 Near the last he may lie down, which will cause him to 

 breathe very much heavier. He again staggers to his feet, 

 breaks out into a cold, clammy sweat all over the body, and 

 finally staggers, falls, and dies. If the case, on the other 

 hand, is more favorable, the animal eats a little and notices 

 things around him, and the above symptoms gradually dis- 

 appear. It generally takes from 9 to 12 days to run its 

 course, and, as a usual thing, is treated satisfactorily if taken 

 in time. 



Treatment. — Clothe the body according to the season of 



