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plough or in its harness, then they think there 

 must be something the matter, and send for the 

 veterinary surgeon, who often arrives in time to 

 see the animal die, and he then gets the credit of 

 not being able to save the horse. We often hear 

 cases of this sort being talked about by those 

 who have charge of horses. This disease in its 

 early stages is not very rapid, and is followed by 

 dilated nostrils, coldness in the extremities, and 

 heaving at the flanks, which clearly indicate an 

 oppression in the breathing, difl'ering, however, 

 from the hard laboured action of horses in fever, 

 and also the irregular breathing of broken- winded 

 horses, appearing as if two respirations were re- 

 quired for every inspiration of air to the lungs. 

 In inflammation the pulse is quick, hurried, and 

 irregular, caused by the pain which is felt by the 

 animal at each attempt to draw in the air, giving 

 the appearance of something being imperfect in 

 the respiratory organs. The animal thrusts out 

 its head, the mucous membrane of the nose be- 

 comes very red, especially in the inside angles 

 of the nostrils, where it continues, although at 

 times it extends further up, from which position 

 it may disappear, but still maintains its chief 

 position in the lower portion of the nostril. The 

 animal expresses great anxiety in its look, and 

 turns its head frequently and hurriedly round to 

 its flanks, more especially to that side where the 

 inflammation has settled. It stands in a strad- 

 dling manner, with its fore legs generally apart ; 

 it seldom lies down, and when it does it is but 

 for a few minutes, remaining for days on its legs. 



