RECEIPT BOOK. 87 



warm. Fifthly. Give no warm spicy drenches, 

 at the commencement of the disease. 



Catarrh, or Cold ; Epidemical Cold ; Distemper. 



Colds are very common, particularly in wet or 

 cold weather; and though they are often thought 

 of too little importance to require particular atten- 

 tion, yet, by neglecting them, and sufiering the an- 

 imal to continue exposed to the weather, the most 

 serious consequences may ensue. From such 

 neglect we often find that the animal decays in flesh 

 and strength, becomes hide bound, and has a rough 

 staring coat; at length tubercles form in the lungs, 

 the mesenteric glands become enlarged, obstruct- 

 ing the passage by which nutriment is conveyed to 

 the blood: this is succeeded by atrophy, consump- 

 tion and death. It is highly important, therefore, 

 to attend to this disorder as soon as it is discovered; 

 and it is asserted that more good may be done b)^ 

 nursing, placing the animal in a warm situation, 

 giving him warm nourishing fluids, such as gruel, 

 infusion of malt, &.c. than from any medical pre- 

 scriptions. 



Colds are, at some seasons, so prevalent, as to 

 be considered epidemic and infectious. On such 

 occasions they generally occur with great violence, 

 and are accompanied by fever, and soon after the 

 attack, by considerable debility. 



On the first attack, the animal appears dull and 

 languid; the eyes are watery, and sometimes par- 

 tially closed; the appetite is diminished; and most 

 commonly, it is attended with cough. Swellings 

 under or below the ears, difficulty in swallowing, 

 and a discharge from the nostrils are not unusual 

 symptoms of the complaint. When catarrh pre- 



