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city limits, when he returned home found three of his horses that 

 were running in the pasture, taken with the fever ; but experience 

 proved that animals subjected to good conditions and care, had it 

 most lightly and made the best recovery. 



Symptoms. It is early characterized by weakness, a quick, 

 weak pulse, hot mouth, shivering, dullness, watery eyes. The 

 lining membrane of the nose is reddened, accompanied by a 

 watery discharge which soon becomes thick and purulent, accom- 

 panied by sore throat and difficulty of swallowing ; the appetite 

 is impaired, and the bowels costive. These symptoms, instead of 

 abating, as in catarrh, increase, the breathing becomes hurried, 

 and there is lifting of the flanks. The low form of fever is char- 

 acteristic, as also its occurring in spring or fall, and attacking a 

 number of animals in the same way, distinguish it from common 

 catarrh. 



In some seasons the lungs are primarily affected, and there is 

 great weakness, with a tendency to dropsical effusion ; water 

 accumulates in the chest ; the heart and its coverings are seriously 

 involved ; often the eyelids, lips, and whole head are greatly dis- 

 tended with fluid. In other cases the liver and bowels seem to 

 suffer most, causing great thirst, general uneasiness, costive bowels, 

 and light-colored feces, sometimes covered by slimy mucus, and 

 rapid prostration. " When unfavorable termination occurs, the 

 dullness increases to stupor, the extremities get colder, the breath- 

 ing more difficult and abdominal, the pulse quicker, weaker, and 

 more irregular, until death supervenes." 



PINK-EYE. 



Symptoms as given by Dr. Meyer. " The symptoms are shown 

 in a staggering gait, hanging head, trembling, shivering as from 

 cold, loss of appetite ; watery discharge from the eyes, one eye 

 closed, especially the left one. The pulse is quickened and weak, 

 from 50 to 60 in the minute, and the breathing is hurried, tempera- 

 ture 104 to 106. The bowels are bound and the urine scanty. The 

 disease is often complicated with bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, 

 etc., etc. A pinkish color of the mucous membrane of the eye-lids 

 is always present in this disease. There is a discharge from the nos- 

 trils, swelling of the limbs, which are tender to the touch. The ani- 

 mal is weak, lying down most of the time. The body seems to be 

 hot all over. The head hangs low, and in fact seems to be suffering 

 from pneumonia. The only difference between pink-eye and pneu- 

 monia is, that in the former the pink eye is noticeable, and the 

 horse lies down, while in the latter he does not." 



