100 Diseases of the Horse, 



CHAPTER II. 



DISEASES OF THE BREATHIXG ORGAIfS. 



Cautions in Treating Diseases of the Breathing Organs, 



Cold in the Head — Catarrh. 



Nasal Gleet — Running from the Nose. 



Cold in the Chest — Bronchitis — Chronic Cough. 



Influenza — The Epizootic — Contagious Catarrhal i^e^»r— 



Pinh Eye. 

 Sore Throat — Laryngitis — Pharyngintis. 

 Inflammation of the Lungs — Lung Fever — Pneumonia, 

 Pleurisy. 



Heaves — Brol-en Wind — Emphysematous Asthma. 

 Moaring — High Blowing — Thick Wind — Whistling. 



As this class of diseases is the most common amon^ stock 

 in this country, we preface their description with a few general 



CATJnONS IX TREATIXG DISEASES OF THE BREATHING 



ORGANS. 



1. Be very cautious in giving purgative medicines. 



There is always a strong tendency for the inflammation to 

 spread to the bowels, which would either prove fatal forth- 

 with, or make a complicated and serious case of a simple one. 

 Aloes, gamboge and large doses of salts are therefore not to 

 be given. If the bowels are bound, injections of warm 

 water, soap and water or linseed oil are all that is needed. 



2. Do not give large doses of tartar emetic^ calomel^ digitalis y 

 lobelia or other weakening medicines. 



The great danger in these diseases is from weakness and 



