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beer, whiskey are all good. If the throat is sore, ammoniacal 

 liniment should be used. If pneumonia complications are pres- 

 ent, treat as for pneumonia. Where abdominal complications 

 are present, two ounces of the tincture of opium may be given. 

 Some cases may become dangerous from the laiynx becoming 

 involved, rendering breathing very difficult. In such cases it 

 may become necessary to call in the veterinary surgeon to insert 

 the tracheotomy tube. If a troublesome cough remains'after the 

 disease has subsided, the ammoniacal liniment should be applied 

 to the throat. 



PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 



Tliis is an epizootic disease, consisting of an inflammation of 

 the pleura and substance of the lung. It is accompanied by a low 

 typhoid fever, which lasts from seven to fourteen days. This 

 disease has prevailed to a verj great extent in England and south 

 of Britain. It attacks principally debilitated horses, but may 

 attack the most robust. 



Cause. — Change of weather is the most usual cause, especially 

 in the spring and summer months. It is generally believed that 

 the disease is contagious and infectious. This may be true in 

 some forms of the disease, while in others it most assuredly is not. 



Symptoms. — The animal is dull, off its food, weak and dejected. 

 The pulse will number from sixty to eighty beats per minute, 

 temperature 103° to 104°. A cough is present in the acute 

 stages, the extremities are alternately hot and cold, the mucous 

 membranes are dejected and of a rusty tinge. The mouth is foul 

 and the abdomen is tucked up. The animal persistently stands, 

 with his nose poked out, his forelegs far apart; the breathing is 

 short and labored, and he will groan if made to turn around. In 

 some instances the whole body becomes stiff. Percussion and 

 auscultation will cause pain, and there will be absence of sound 

 over the diseased pleura. 



Treatment. — Place the animal in a comfortable stall, if that 

 can be procured, free from draughts of cold wind. The body 



