PLEURISY, &C. 117 



Symptoms of the Pleurisy. 



flanks ; and, for the most part, his belly is tucked 

 up. In other respects the pleurisy and inflam- 

 mation of the lungs are similar. The fever at 

 first appears moderate, but afterwards gradually 

 increases to an alarming height. In the begin- 

 ning of this disease he often strives to lie down, 

 but starts up again immediately, and frequently 

 turns his head to the side affected ; his ears and 

 feet are sometimes hot, and at other times cold ; 

 the heat increases proportionably to the fever ; and 

 his mouth is parched and dry. 



At first, when a horse is seized with this dis- 

 ease, it has been frequently mistaken for the 

 gripes ; but the difference between these two dis- 

 orders is considerable ; for when a horse is taken 

 with the gripes, he lies down and rolls about ; his 

 eyes are turned up, and his limbs stretched out 

 like one that is dying with convulsions ; cold and 

 clammy sweats suddenly appear, which generally 

 continue until some relief be obtained. 



