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tions) of warm soapy water, or water with two ounces 

 of glycerine, may be given to empty the bowels. 

 Purgatives should not be given. Three weeks should 

 be allowed for complete recovery. 



INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA 



An infectious pneumonia sometimes occurs, either 

 among horses or cattle. It seldom spreads rapidly or 

 extends over a very large area. The symptoms are 

 those of ordinary pneumonia, except that its progress 

 is not so rapid and the disease is seldom so acute. 

 The treatment is the same as for ordinary pneumonia, 

 and, in addition, careful attention should be paid to 

 the surroundings, food and water. All healthy animals 

 should be removed from infected quarters, and the 

 latter should be thoroughly disinfected before healthy 

 animals are placed in them. 



CONTAGIOUS PLEURO- PNEUMONIA 



This is a disease of cattle, slow, chronic, and insid- 

 ious, which was introduced from Europe, where it has 

 caused heavy losses to the cattle industry. The federal 

 government, through the Bureau of Animal Industry, 

 has completely eradicated this disease from the United 

 States, no case having occurred for ten years. Suspected 

 cases should be at once reported. For a description 

 of this disease, see reports of the Department of 

 Agriculture. 



