THE DISEASES OP CATTLE. 21 



commencement of any inflammatory affection ; viz., coldness 

 of extremities, and shivering fits ; loss of appetite, labored 

 respiration, quick pulse, slight cough, mouth hot and clammy. 

 The animal will not lie down, and refuses to move ; the head 

 is extended, perhaps drooping, and the fore legs stand wide 

 apart. As the disease progresses these symptoms vary, and 

 the appearance of the membrane of the mouth, nose, and eyes 

 vary also, from the color of bright scarlet to that of a leaden 

 hue. In the congestive stage, the pulse is more voluminous, 

 yet less active, and the visible surfaces are highly congested. 

 A cough, slight or active, as the case may be, is usually no- 

 ticed ; it is a sort of deep-seated, half-suppressed cough, and 

 sometimes is the first symptom which attracts the owner's at- 

 tention to the ailing animal. - 



Treatment of Pneumonia. — I have little faith in the heroic 

 remedies, so highly recommended by Youatt, and others, and 

 even by myself only a few years ago. I now have more faith 

 in nature, and in regimenal means, and find that more cases 

 are cured in this way than by the old method. 



^ It is very important, at the commencement of the treatment, 

 that the patient shall be placed in a clean, comfortable loca- 

 tion where pure air abounds ; for, under such circumstances 

 the conditions favorable to the operation of nature in the cure 

 of the malady, are secured. 



' Should the animal labor under accelerated respiration and 

 full, strong pulse, I should administer one ounce of powdered 

 nitre in a quart of cold water ; after which, four ounces of the 

 liquor acetate of ammonia, may be given every four hours ; this 

 agent also, should have a quart of cold water added to it at 

 every dose. The brisket and sides may be rubbed with a 

 portion of the following: — 



Powdered Mustard, f Enough of each to 



Strong Vinegar. ( form a thin paste. 



When mixed, a small quantity of oil of cedar may be added. 

 This application should be repeated two or three times in the 

 course of twenty-four hours. 



Nauseants are next administered in view of relaxing cap- 



