Veterinary Remarks. 235 



horses on board ship, three days after 

 leaving England. 



Symptoms. The animal is depressed, more 

 or less off its feed, and hangs its head. The 

 eyes are generally closed, to a greater or less 

 extent, and are sometimes " weeping." The 

 mucous membrane of the eyes is of an intensely 

 red colour, which becomes darker as the disease 

 progresses. If pleurisy also exists, its presence 

 will be indicated by the heaving of the flanks 

 and abdominal breathing. The nostrils are 

 greatly dilated, and the breathing, which is 

 always hurried in such cases, often attains a 

 rate of over 40 respirations in the minute. 

 The pulse is very frequent, often over 70 in 

 the minute. Although the appetite is more or 

 less in abeyance, the patient will sometimes 

 continue to nibble his hay to the very end, and 



