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the veterinary surgeon is required. With the return of 

 tranquillity of the system the treatment as given under 

 " Catarrh " will suffice. 



CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS, or Pulmonary Apoplexy, 

 is a stasis or stoppage of blood in the lungs, due to some 

 violent exertion, as overdriving, &c., and supervenes upon 

 other diseases. These conditions cause engorgement 

 and limit the space and power for necessary respiration, 

 therefore we find the animal with straddling legs, his 

 head lowered, and the neck stretched out, nature's means 

 to provide easy and direct passage for the air. The 

 nostrils are dilated, the eyes prominent and staring, and 

 the flanks heave in unison with desperate blowing. The 

 creature is suffering from a form of suffocation. The 

 pulse is almost imperceptible, yet the heart is thumping ; 

 blood escapes from the nostrils ; partial sweats break out 

 over the body, while the legs and ears are cold; the 

 mouth is dry, hot, and foetid, and in a few hours he 

 becomes insensible, falls, and dies. 



Treatment. If the animal is seen by the veterinary 

 surgeon within the first hour of the attack, he will set 

 matters right by using a strong diffusible stimulant. As 

 a rule, however, that stage is past, and an opposite course 

 must be pursued. Add to febrifuge drench No. 3, 2 oz. 

 of nitrous ether, and give at once ; rub in embrocation 

 No. i, and make the animal comfortable by gentle dress- 

 ing with suitable clothing and bandages. Continue the 

 drench until the symptoms lose their severity, the pulse 

 and thermometer indicating a resumption of action in the 

 lungs, when returning strength must be seconded by 

 vegetable tonics, particularly avoiding iron, at least until 

 the very latest stages. 



BRONCHITIS inflammation of the Bronchial Tubes 

 within the lungs. These are the terminal passages of the 

 windpipe, split up like the twigs of a tree, spreading 

 throughout the organs, for conveying the air used in 

 respiration. Inflammation of the bronchial tubes is a 

 common sequel of neglected colds, severe galloping, &c., 

 and sometimes it attacks animals over an entire district, 

 owing to unusual cold and damp, &c. It also follows 



