104 THE VETERINARY DOCTOR. 
charge from the nose; sore throat; swelling of glands under the jaw; difh- 
cult swallowing; slobbering; sticking together of the eyes. Should there 
be prostration after the active symptoms have declined, bad appetite, swol- 
len legs, great running at the nose and eyes, arsenic in some form will be 
useful, five to ten drops of Fowler’s Solution every four hours being a 
suitable dose. When the attack comes on in dry weather, during the 
prevalence of dry, cold winds, in sudden changes of weather, or when 
cough is present and threatens bronchitis, give bryonia. Kalibichromicum 
should be given for a discharge of thick, yellowish matter, accumulating on 
the sides of the nostrils; cough; ulceration of the membrane; swelling un- 
der the jaw; very offensive odor. Putten grains of the salt in one quart of 
water, and give a wine-glassful of this every two or three hours. This 
may be used as a wash by injecting it into the nose. 
Give the horse a clean, well-drained, and well-ventilated box, with 
plenty of fresh air, without draughts. Give food in moderate quantities, 
allowing only bran-mashes for a few days. Night and morning clean out 
the nostrils as well as possible, and let the horse inhale fumes of vinegar, 
This may be done by putting in a nose-basket bran soaked in hot 
water, and pouring in a half-pint of vinegar. (See page 105.) Or 
vinegar may be poured on a hot brick placed under the nose. Another 
way is to boil a mixture of bran and vinegar ina kettle, and convey the 
steam to the nostril by a flexible tube. In any case, care must be taken 
not to scald the nasal membrane with the steam. The inhalation causes 
sneezing, and thus the discharge of obstructing pus. The fumes of burn- 
ing tar or balsam of pine are very grateful and often open the passage. 
BRONCHITIS. 
This is an inflammation of the air-tubes which unite the lungs and 
larynx. It is liable to be mistaken for inflammation of the lungs, though 
in the latter the cellular tissue is affected, not a mucous membrane. This 
distinction should be carefully observed, as the symptoms and treatment for 
bronchitis and for inflammation of the lungs are different. Its causes are 
exposure to cold and wet; washing when the horse is heated, without 
thoroughly drying afterward; sudden changes in weather; standing in 
draughts of air, or being uncovered after violent exercise; high feeding and 
inadequate work; being turned out of a warm stable into the cold, or put 
into a hot stable directly after being on pasture, especially in young horses. 
It occurs more often in autumn and winter, particularly when the weather 
is wet; east winds and dry atmosphere long continued encourage it. 
Symptoms.—The symptoms at first are the same as those in ordinary 
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