HORSES. 



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DISTEMPER, OR EPIDEMIC CATARRH. 



Symptoms. This disease usually commences with a 

 shivering fit, hot mouth, heaving of the flanks, and 

 cough. There is a discharge from the nose, first watry, 

 then thicker, and then offensive matter. The glands of 

 the throat swell, M^eakness succeeds, the legs swell, and 

 there are swellings on the body, but these are favorable. 



Remedy. Sweat well, and rub till quite dry; oack- 

 rake; give two drachms of Barbadoes aloes, and in 

 twelve hours another drachm. If the constipation be 

 obstinate, give exciting injections. Clothe warmly, par- 

 ticularly about the head. If the animal will not eat, on 

 account of sore throat, clyster ; hot meshes should be 

 put under his nose, in a nose-bag, to encourage the run- 

 ning. Feed with corn meal, bran or mashes, and damp- 

 ened hay. Potatoes are good. If he refuses to eat, 

 drench with very thin mash or thick gruel. 



This disease is similar to the horse-ail, or a modifi- 

 cation of the same disease, and the treatment is similar. 

 The steaming and smoking recommended in that disease 

 would be good to clear out the head. Camphorated 

 spirits, with the addition of cayenne pepper, is good for 

 the throat, rubbed on externally ; so is the liniment on 

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COLD, OR COMMON CATARRH. 



The Causes of this disease are numerous and the ef- 

 fects are various, as different parts are affected, and an 

 affection of the same part varies at different periods. 

 Sometimes the head is principally affected; at other 

 limes the eyes share largely in the complaint ; again it 

 may be mostly in the nasal orifices, producing a copious 

 discharge of mucus ; at times it is mostly in the mouth ; 

 again in the throat ; and sometimes in the back and 

 limbs, producing stiffness and soreness. In many cases, 

 this disease is similar to horse-ail. 



It arises from the same causes as bronchitis, pleurisy 

 and pneumonia, as named on other pages. It is most 



