DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 



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Fig. 998.— Abscess in the Lungs. 



Tincture of aconite 10 to 80 drops 



Carbonate of ammonia •. 4 dr. 



Small doses sulphate of iron (copperas), 10 to 20 drains in 24 

 hours, will be beneficial. Distressing symptoms may be relieved by , 

 giving a half ounce, or even an ounce, of tincture of opium (lauda- 

 num). If extremities are cold, bathe with hot liniment^and.wrap 

 them up. With good care, recovery is probable in most cases. 



ABSCESS OF THE LUNGS. 



In recovering from bronchitis 

 or pneumonia, cattle sometimes suf- 

 fer from the formation of abscesses 

 in the lungs. The presence of an 

 abscess is known by- the wasting 

 of the body, feeble pulse, fetid 

 breath, constant, feeble cough, and 

 discharge of offensive pus. (See, Fig. 

 998.) Treatment is tedious and 

 rarely successful. The animal requires fresh air, gentle exercise, 

 and good food. Stimulants and tonics, as prescribed for bronchitis, 

 particularly the preparations of iron, are especially called for. In 



severe cases active blis- 

 ters have proved ben- 

 eficial. If accessible, 

 the encysted pus may 

 be removed, by tapping 

 with the trocar and 

 canula, after which the 

 cavity should be thor- 

 oughly syringed out 

 with some mild anti- 

 septic solution. 

 ' PLEURISY. 



This is an inflamma- 

 tion of the pleura, or 

 lining membrane that covers the lungs and heart and the inside 

 of the chest. It sometimes occurs independent of other diseases, 

 but most generally with pneumonia. This disease seems to attack 

 cattle with special frequency. At the outset there is fever, and the 

 pulse is small, quick, and wiry, the beats being from 50 to 60 per 

 minute. A sharp, suppressed, and painful cough is present. The 

 breathing is principally abdominal, the inspirations short and im- 



Fig. 999. — Section of Abscess. 



