74 THE VETERINARY DOCTOR. 
ing off easily when touched, and standing up when eruptions occur, which: 
is not unfrequently the case; no sore throat and no discharge yet, as im: 
eatarrhal troubles. The disease advancing, cough or sore throat may be 
added, or the lungs become disordered, with other complications; dung 
clay-colored or black, passed in small balls covered with mucus, or it may 
pass in small quantities, frequently soft and slimy; horse usually stands 
stupid and resting his head on the manger, indicating headache; if he lies 
down, he stretches out, occasionally turning the mouth, with curled lip,, 
toward the stomach, giving evidence of nausea; sometimes marked rest- 
lessness, pawing, and walking about; the point and sides of the tongue: 
very red, the middle being a dirty white; mucus-glands on each side 
much enlarged; sometimes the lining of the cheeks and lips is of a saf- 
fron color, with scarlet blotches on the gums, and red streaks on the mem- 
brane of the nose, though without sore throat; in other cases, ulceration of 
the inside of the lips and the gums, with a craving for lime, the horse lick- 
ing whitewash if it is in reach; teeth covered with yellow tartar, which 
disappears when the stomach-disorder’ passes off; the animal drinks water - 
freely, and will take gruel; sometimes grinding of teeth; heart often 
affected, its beats being loud and irregular; in very bad cases, inflammation - 
of the lymphatics on the legs and chest. In either form, inflammation of 
the stomach is characterized by much pain, 
TREATMENT.—When the symptoms are loss of appetite and spirits, . 
with rapid loss of strength, tongue red at its sides, with eruptions, mouth. 
slimy, its lining membrane yellow, or with scarlet blotches, dung hard. 
and slimy, or soft, passing frequently only a little at a time, covered with. 
mucus, with or without indications of pain and restlessness, fever of a 
weak type, the pulse being quick and small, no abnormal sound in the: 
thorax, give nux vomica. In cases with greatly increased saliva, offen- 
sive breath, and ulceration or congestion of the gums, give mercurius cor-- 
rosivus. If the fever become typhoid, breath, dung, and secretions offen-. 
sive, pulse imperceptible, and legs dropsical, give arsenicum every two. 
hours. Give only gruel and mucilaginous drinks for the diet and drink. . 
INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER. 
Inflammation of the liver, a disease that is not frequent in horses, , 
results from excess of food, especially of that which is very stimulating;. 
want of exercise; hot stables; exposure to sudden changes of temperature; 
or may result from other diseases, as influenza and inflammation of the: 
lungs; a heavy fall on the side may cause it; as also miasmatic influences. 
and ague. It is of two kinds, acufe (which seldom occurs) and chronic. 
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