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Spasm op the Laetkk. — The disease is frequently asso- 

 ciated with Spasm of the Larynx ; this may be known by the 

 loud snoring noise which accompanies every act of inspiration. 

 It is seldom present in these cases, unless a hard enlargement 

 be also present in the submaxillary space. !For further informa- 

 tion as to the nature and proper treatment of this malady, see 

 article " Spasm of the Larynx," in the present section. 



Cough. — Not unfrequently after the disease is cured, a 

 Cough remains. For further directions respecting its treat- 

 ment, see article " Cough," in the present section. 



TYPHOID PNEUMONIA. 



Typhoid Pneumonia is another form of malady which pre- 

 vails more or less during the existence of Epidemic Catarrh ; 

 it may, in fact, be considered as one of the modes in which 

 Epidemic Catarrh is very prone to terminate. 



Its appearance is greatly to be dreaded, especially where a 

 number of horses are kept in an improperly ventilated stable ; 

 or where the treatment has been of that nature to lower the 

 vital force, such as bleeding, purging, or otherwise depleting 

 the system. 



It is a disease of a very insidious, and of a very dangerous 

 character. It frequently undermines the whole organism, before 

 an ordinary observer would suspect that anything particular 

 was the matter. 



Auscultation is of great value in this disease, as a mode of 

 determining its existence at the commencement ; and the phy- 

 sical signs which mark its approach should not be allowed to 

 pass unheeded. 



Symptoms. — Typhoid Pneumonia is generally preceded by 

 Epizootic Catarrh, which affection may have been present for 

 three or five days, or even more ; and perhaps to the surprise 



