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better than Easton's syrup, and of this from one to two teaspoonfuls 

 in water may be given twice a day. 



CATTLE. 



531. Affections of the respiratory organs in cattle are not of such 

 common occurrence as with the horse. Colds, chills, changes of 

 temperature, east winds, &c., as a rule, affect the digestive organs of 

 cattle more than those of the respiratory system. 



532. Acute Catarrh in the cow is, however, occasionally met with, 

 particularly in Irish cattle that have been brought across the water 

 in the early spring months. The complamt is of a febrile character, 

 and of a low type, while it is generally accompanied by exhaustive 

 diarrhoea. The patient stops feeding and chewing the cud, the nose 

 is dry, there are excessive watery discharges from the eyes and nose, 

 and there is great languor and depression present. As the case 

 proceeds, the eyes become red and gummy, and the secretion crusts 

 around the nostrils ; the animal lies constantly, and will scarcely get 

 up, the case finally assuming a typhoid character. Good nursing is 

 eminently necessary ; clothe the body well, and make the patient as 

 comfortable as possible : give to drink linseed jelly and milk, or hay 

 tea, or gruel, and administer, twice a day, either one drachm sulphate 

 of quinine and 10 drops strong sulphuric acid in one pint of cold water, 

 or three to four drachms of chlorate of potass, with 25 drops of strong 

 hydrochloric acid, in cold water, with occasional half-pint doses of 

 linseed oil when necessary. Aromatics, such as ginger, aniseeds, etc., 

 given in gruel occasionally will also be found to act beneficially. 

 Steaming and washing the nostrils, as recommended in par. 497, are 

 of great service. 



533. Bronchitis, Congestion of the Lungs, Pneumonia, and 

 Pleurisy, arise in the cow from somewhat similar causes as in the 

 horse, and, again, require somewhat similar treatment, (pars, from 

 506 to 512). 



534. Bronchitis and Pneumonia, I frequently meet with in the 

 cow, following parturition, more particularly in the early spring 



