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ing becomes more violent, the bowels are constipated, the urine 

 becomes scanty, and is darker than natural. The characteristic 

 symptom of the disease is early debility and weakness, the animal 

 staggering during the acute stages. He quickly becomes dull 

 and languid, his strength leaving him the first few days of the 

 attack. Sore throat is present, and the animal seems to suffer 

 headache. The breathing is affected. Soon a discharge of a 

 brownish-red color takes place from the nose. Pneumonia fre- 

 quently follows influenza. If an animal suffering wdth influenza 

 be worked before he has entirely recovered, and be caught in 

 rain, pneumonia is almost certain to follow. Frequently abdomi- 

 nal complications are noticed; the animal acts as though suffering 

 Avith colic. Sometimes the liver is involved. This may be de- 

 tected by a yellow tinge of the mucous membrane. There may 

 bo considerable swelling of the legs and sheath, and perhaps of 

 the belly. Toward the termination of influenza, rheumatic com- 

 plications often occur. In some cases this may be noticed in the 

 early part of the disease. Few horses suffer from more than one 

 attack during the same season. The disease usually does w^ell. 

 Aged, debilitated, or otherwise diseased horses are the ones to suc- 

 cumb to the disease. 



Treatment. — The disease being a fever, must be allowed to 

 run its course. The animal should have good ventilation and be 

 protected from the heat and sun. If it be in winter, the body 

 should be judiciously clothed and the legs bandaged. Pure cold 

 water should be given freely, and he should have any food that 

 he will take. The liquid foods mentioned in this work should be 

 given, and especially those containing milk and alcohol. Medici- 

 nal remedies consist in giving s])irits nitrous ?cther in (Uince doses 

 three times a day. Xitrate of potash in half-ounce doses should 

 be given for the first few days, and then followed with chlorate 

 of potash in two-drachm doses three times a day. Medicines may 

 be given in the drinking Avater, if the animal will take it that 

 way. Stimulants should be given — liqua acetate of ammonia, 

 two ounces in a pint of water, three times a day. Aleoliol, wine, 



