3l8 CATTLB. 



Aloes, powdered opium, and gum camphor in equal parts. Mix. Rub 

 an ounce on the molar teeth every four or five hours. The bowels should 

 be kept open and the diet should be such as the patient can easily swal- 

 low. Warm sloppy mashes, boiled oatmeal gruel, linseed tea, and the 

 like, are the most suitable substances. If suffocation is threatened 

 during the course of the disease tracheotomy should be performed with- 

 out delay. 



When the disease assumes a chronic form strong counter irritation is 

 indicated. A cantharides blister may be applied, or the following oint- 

 ment may be used: biniodide of mercurj', one part; lard, six parts. 

 Mix. In some cases it will be found necessary to repeat the above 

 application. 



Pleurisy. This disease consists of an inflammation of the serous 

 membrane lining the chest cavity and enveloping the lungs. It rarely 

 occurs as an independent disease, but is generally complicated with 

 pneumonia. It may be circumscribed or diffused, unilateral or double. 

 It arises from exposure to cold and wet, as with pneumonia and bron- 

 chitis. It occasionally is caused by a penetrating wound. 



SjiTtlptoins. In the first stage there is great pain, due to the dry 

 and inflamed surfaces of the pleura rubbing together. This gives rise 

 to the friction murmur. The temperature ranges from 104" to 105" F. 

 The pulse is small, quick, frequent, and hard. The respirations are 

 abdominal, the breathing being taken in short jerking inspirations and 

 emitted in long expirations. The cough is sharp, suppressed, and pain- 

 ful. Treasure in the intercostal spaces gives rise to pain, the animal 

 flinching and giving a grunt. The muzzle is dry and hot, the mouth 

 slimy, and secretions scant. The symptoms increase in severity as the 

 disease advances, and in the second stage effusions are poured out into 

 the thoracic cavity. The pulse becomes soft and remains frequent and 

 small. The elbows are turned out, and the animal has a diagnostic 

 grunt. On percussion a dull sound as high up as the fluid has risen in 

 the chest, and on ausculation there is absence of all respiratory murmur 

 below this line. 



Treatment. Give the same general care as recommended in bron- 

 chitis or pneumonia. lu the early stages give a febrifuge to reduce the 

 fever, as directed for pneumonia. For relief of the cough give electuary 

 formula, which will be found in the treatment of laryngitis. The bowels 

 must be kept relaxed and the kidneys secreting freely. In the stage of 

 effusion give the following three times daily: tincture of digitalis, one 



