DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 75 



and diseased. These hints are merely thrown out to make 

 what will follow intelligible. 



BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE. 



Bleeding from the nose is rather rare in animals, and usually 

 results from disease or injury to the mucous membrane or to 

 violent exertions in coughing, sneezing, drawing heavy loads 

 uphill, or with a tight collar, and especially in animals with a 

 plethoric habit. 



Syjnptoms. — Bleeding in drops (rarely in a stream), from one 

 nostril only, accompanied by sneezing, and without frothing or 

 sour odour. Bleeding from the lungs comes from both nostrils, 

 is bright red, frothy, and accompanied by a cough. Bleeding 

 from the stomach also comes from both nostrils, and is black, 

 clotted, sour, and attended by retching. 



Treatment. — Tie the head short up to a high rack or beam, 

 cover head and neck with bags of ice or rugs wrung out of cold 

 water, and blow matico powder or strong alum water in spray 

 into the nose during inspiration. In obstinate cases, the nose 

 may be plugged with pledgets of tow, tied with a soft cord by 

 which they may be withdrawn when the bleeding subsides. 

 Both nostrils must not be plugged in horses unless tracheotomy 

 has first been performed. Internally may be given gaUic acid, 

 acetate of lead, perchloride of iron, or ergot of rye. 



NASAL CATARRH. COLD IN THE HEAD. 



This results from the general causes above mentioned, and 

 from irritant gases, vapours, etc. 



Symptoms. — Sneezing, redness and watering of the eyes, and 

 redness of the membrane of the nose, which is at first dry, after- 

 wards discharges a clear watery fluid, and finally a yellowish- 

 white muco-purulent matter. In mild cases there is little 0/ 

 no fever, in the more severe fever may nm high. 



Treatment. — In mild cases rest in a clear, airy, warm building 



