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DISEASES AND THEIK TREATMENT. 



inflainmation, before, explained, sets in, there Avill now be a rapid 

 rise in temperatui'e, wlien there may be a strong stanic pulse ; in 

 that case sedatives would be required. Tincture of aconite has 

 stood the test for years. About ten drops Fleming's tincture four 

 or five times a day, witli from an ounce to an ounce and a half of 

 nitrate of potass divided into two powders and given one in the 



morning and one 

 at night, or the fe- 

 ver medicine, 

 hereafter given, 

 can l^e used. 



In the early 

 stage, external 

 means of irrita- 

 tion can be freely 

 used with good 

 results, but are 

 not admissible 

 when the disease 

 has thoroughly set 

 in, as they onl}^ 

 aggravate the 

 trouble. If the 

 pulse is weak, 

 stimidants arc re- 

 quired, such as 

 cai"bonate of am- 

 monia, 2 dvaclims ; c*anqjl)or, pvdverized, 1 drachm ; and nitrate 

 of potass (as before). Give in one dose three times a day — the 

 potass to bo given in water separately. — Walton. (See also arti- 

 cle on Pulse.) 



The termination of inflannnation will 1x3 either in i-esolution — 

 that is, a clearing of the lungs, what is known as a gray heppa- 

 tized state — or in a lireaking down of lung tissue, which may 

 develop into an abcess, or tubercles, or gangrene, or death of the 

 lung tissues. 



If the horse is young, and strong, and vigorous, not as much 

 stimulant should be used as for an old horse. 



If ammonia arises from bedding in stable, it should be neutral - 



Fig. 767. — Air-cells of lung, with intervening tissue. 



'.', Epithelium; h, elastic trabeeuhie ; <•, membranous ■wall 

 with fine elastic fibers. • 



