THE DISEASES OF CATTLE. 33 



PULMONARY APOPLEXY. 



This disease occasionally appears among cattle in the West- 

 ern States. It attacks animals irrespective of age, sex, or 

 condition. It is generally sudden in its attacks, and death fre- 

 quently ensues in the course of a few hours. The causes of 

 this disease are involved in obscurity, therefore I shall not 

 trouble the reader with any 'speculations on the subject, but 

 proceed to describe the symptoms. 



Symptoms. — The pulse and respirations are very much ac- 

 celerated, the former sometimes running as high as 110, an 

 augmented salivary secretion is observed to run from the mouth ; 

 the tongue is much swollen, so also are the eyelids, and tears 

 run down each side of the face ; various parts of the body are 

 swollen and congested ; the stomach is distended with gas, and 

 the evacuations are profuse and watery. 



Post mortem examinations reveal a highly congested state 

 of the lungs, in fact they are engorged with blood, and the 

 muscles in the region of the tumefied parts are in a similar 

 engorged condition. 



Treatment. — No time should be lost in administering the 

 following drench, for it will preserve the tissues against de- 

 pomposition and perhaps save the animal. Take 



Pyroligneous Acid, 12 fluid drachms. 



Water, 1 pint. 



Tincture of Matico, 1 ounce. 



Repeat the dose after a lapse of six hours. 

 The tumefactions, externally, should be rubbed occasionally 

 with a portion of the following : — 



Oil of Cedar, 1 ounce. 



Tincture of Capsicum, 2 ounces. 



Tincture of Bayberry Bark, 4 ounces. Mix. 



It appears that in this disease there is a morbid impulse 

 directed to various parts, which results in local accumulations 

 rendering the parts turgid; then the blood is thrown out of the 

 capillary vessels, and sometimes they suffer a rupture, which 

 accounts for the engorgement and extravasation. 



As there is generally some effusion present in this malady 



