DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORG ASS. 755 



If the fever runs high, the following may be used two or three 

 times a day, in conjunction with the steaming : — 



Tincture of aconite 5 to 10 drops 



Nitrate of potash (saltpeter) 1 to 2 dr. 



After the congestion has been relieved by steaming, the follow- 

 ing will be found beneficial :— 



Glauber's salts 2 oz. 



Sulphate of iron (copperas) 2 dr. 



Give two or three times a day, in a pint of water, lessening the 

 dose as the disease abates. 



Allow an abundance of water, and give wafm liquid food. 

 Green grasses and roots may be fed if available. 



MALIGSAST CATARRH. 



This is a non-contagious, specific febrile disorder. It not un- 

 frequently attacks one or two of the herd, and leaves the remainder 

 unaffected. 



Fig. 984.— Malignant Catarrh. Second Stage. 



Pro. 983.— Malignant Catarrh. 

 First Stage. 



There is marked fever at 

 the commencement, and 

 the visible mucous mem- 

 branes are purple and dry. 

 Later there is extreme prostration, and Ulceration of the mucous 

 membranes. There is an abundant flow of saliva in the commence- 

 ment, and soon the eyes and nose discharge a watery fluid ; the 

 eyes are closed and swollen, the bowels constipated, dung black and 

 hard, but diarrhea soon ensues, and the urine is high-colored and 

 scanty. 



Within twenty-four hours a marked change occurs, the dis- 



