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pulse from sixty ta seventy, and the temperature 

 one hundred and one to one hundred and two; the 

 animal hangs its head, the coat stares or there may 

 be shivering fits, the breathing is accelerated, and 

 the animal has a desire for water. In some cases 

 the animal stands, and, if moved, seems stiff; the 

 legs and feet are cold, the urine thick and scanty. 

 The disease usually in the otherwise healthy horse 

 runs its course in ten days to two weeks. In all 

 cases it is better not to work horses suffering from 

 a simple cold, as the exhaustion caused by the work 

 is very liable to set up lung trouble. In some cases 

 the membrane of the nose becomes weakened by the 

 disease and the animal suffers from chronic catarrh 

 with a discharge from one or both nostrils. If the 

 sinuses of the face and head are affected the disease 

 is called nasal gleet. 



Treatment: With all mild forms of catarrh no 

 treatment is necessary, but rest and attention to 

 the animal's comfort. If possible put the horse in 

 a roomy, light, and well ventilated, but not cold 

 place. In all cases where fever is marked it will 

 be needful to give medicine to assist the animal 

 through the fever. It is best to give the medicine 

 in the drinking water. If the throat is sore and 

 swallowing difficult, it will be necessary to give it 

 as a drench. Great care must be taken in giving 

 medicine when the throat is sore. For reducing 

 the fever take two drams of chlorate of potassium 

 and two drams of nitrate of potassium, and give 

 twice daily in the drinking water. If the throat is 

 sore and the cough troublesome, give one dram of 



