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treatment, btit for the simpler forms ol inflammation of the tongue 

 the ti'eatmeut recommended for stomatitis should be followed. 



PtyaUsiii or salivation consists in an abnormal and excessive secre- 

 tion of saliva. This is often seen as a sj'-mptom of irregular teeth, in- 

 flammation of the mouth or tongue, or of the use of such medicines as 

 lobelia, mercu ry , and many others. Some foods produce this, as clover, 

 and particularly second crop ; foreign bodies, as nails, Avheat-chaff , and 

 corn-cobs becoming lodged in the mouth. If the cause is removed, 

 as a rule no further attention is necessary. Astringent washes may 

 be applied to the mouth as a gargle or by means of a sponge. 



Pharyngitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining of 

 the pharynx (back part of the mouth). It rarely exists unless accom- 

 panied by stomatitis, glossitis, or laryngitis. In those instances where 

 the inflammation is mostlj^ confined to the pharynx we notice febrile 

 S3'mptoms — difficulty of swallowing either liquids or solids; there is 

 but little cough except when trying to swallow; there is no soreness 

 on i^ressure over larynx (large ring of the windpipe). Increased flow 

 of saliva, difficulty of swallowing liquids in particular, and cough 

 only when attempting to swallow, are the symptoms best marked in 

 pharjmgitis. For treatment, chlorate of potash in half-ounce doses 

 three or four times a day is the best. This may be given suspended 

 in warm water as a gargle, or may be mixed with licorice-root jjowder 

 and honey and given with a strong spoon or w^ooden paddle. Borax or 

 alum water maybe substituted for chlorate of potash in the same-sized 

 doses. Soft food should be given, but I have seen some cases where 

 the animal would eat corn from the cob better than anj'thing else. 



Paralysis of the ^^liarijnx, or, as it is commonly called, "x^aralj'sis 

 of the throat," is one of the most stubborn diseases of the horse that 

 we are ever called to treat. A horse is suddenly noticed to be unable 

 to eat, and his manger is found to contain much saliva and frothy 

 food that has been returned through his nose. The sympfoms which 

 enable us to tell that paralysis of the pharynx exists are as follows: 

 The owner says he has a horse that "can't eat." That is all he knows. 

 We find the animal with a somewhat anxious countenance; manger, as 

 above described; pulse, respiration, and temperature, at first, about 

 the same as in health ; tlie horse will constantly try to eat or drink, 

 but is unable to do so ; if water be offered him from a pail he will 

 apparently drink with avidity, but, if we notice, the quantity of 

 water in the pail remains about the same; he will continue trying to 

 drink by the hour; if he can succeed in getting ixny fluid into the 

 back part of the mouth it comes out at once through the nose. Foods 

 also return through the nose, or are dropped from the mouth, quidded. 

 An examination of the mouth by inserting the hand fails to find any 

 obstruction or any abnormal condition, except, perhaps, that the 

 parts are too flabby to the touch. These cases go on from bad to 

 worse; the horse constantly and rapidlj^ loses in condition, becomes 



