DISEASES AND THE.R TREATMENT. 



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The Commencement of Inflammation of the Lungs. 



CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS 



is first noticeable by the horse having a severe chill or 

 shivering fit. He refuses his food, hangs his head between 



the fore legs or up- 

 on the manger, will 

 not move or lie 

 down, breathing 

 quick and short, 

 panting like. The 

 nostrils are expand- 

 ed, the head thrown 

 forward ; the coun- 

 tenance expresses 

 pain and great pros- 

 tration. (See cut.) 

 The pulse is some- 

 times full and quick, but generally quick and weak, scarcely 

 perceptible; the membrane of the nose and eyes bright 

 red, tending to purple; ears and legs very cold; with a 

 cold clammy sweat at the extremities. 



In this case the inability of the horse to take air into the 

 lungs causes great and rapid prostration, (and will often, 

 from extreme pain, lie down and get up, resembling colic, 

 but the coldness of extremities, prostration and condition 

 of pulse will, if carefully examined, enable an understand- 

 ing of tlie real cause,) 

 a choking noise some- 

 times coming from the 

 throat. In some cases 

 a little blood may be 

 thrown from one or 

 both nostrils. Extreme 

 prostration and labo- 

 rious breathing and 

 bleeding from the nos- 

 trils shows severe con- 

 gestion of the lungs. second staee of Inflammation of the Lunga. 



TYPHOID PNEUMONIA. 



First symptoms. — The horse is off his feed, disinclination 

 to move, appetite gone, pulse weak and low — will some- 



