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DISEASES AND TllElK TEEATMENT. 



Symptoms of " sore throat " are well marked. The horse 

 holds liis head stiff, with his nose poked out, showing the muscles 

 of the neck prominently; he has considerable difficulty in swal- 

 lowing ; if he attempts to drink, part of the water is returned 



Fig. 754. — Method of covering the throat and chest for laryngitis. — From Mayhew. 



through his nostrils ; the throat is painful to the touch, and the 

 least pressure excites a violent fit of coughing. At the com- 

 mencement of the disease it is difficult to distinguish it from " dis- 



FiG. 75.5.— Good method of covering the throat for fomenting, 

 or applj'ing stimulants, for laryngitis. 



temper " (strangles). By the third or fourth day the difference 

 can be easily seen ; the usual tumor of distemper does not ap- 

 pear. The pulse varies ; in some eases but little altered, in others 

 very quick and weak. The coat is also staring, and the function 

 of the kidneys partly arrested. In severe cases the breathing be- 

 comes heavy and laborious. By the third or fourth day from the 



