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Symptoms.—F eeble, hoarse, gurgling, painful cough; impaired diges- 
tion; loss of appetite; irregular cud; loss of flesh, also of hair, mainly on 
the eyebrows. 
TREATMENT.—Give nitrum and sulphur alternately at the beginning. 
In later stages relief will be given by phosphorus and stannum. Put the 
animal in a comfortable, airy stable, free from north and east winds, apart 
from other animals, Do not hurry, alarm or excite it. Change the litter 
often and keep itdry. Rub and curry the skin frequently. The disease 
may be relieved and the animal’s life be prolonged, but it will be unfit 
for milk, beef or breeding. 
BRONCHITIS. 
Bronchitis, or inflammation of the air-tubes leading to the lungs, rare 
in cattle, is caused by neglected or badly-treated cold, by the influences 
which induce a cold (see Cold), and by disordered digestion. 
Symptoms.—Indications of a cold; thick, wheezing breath; exposure to 
cold causes quickened pulse and breathing, with cough and a rattle in the 
windpipe; dull eyes; hot mouth; very rapid loss of flesh; great dread of 
motion; belly tucked up; heaving flanks; the cough is frequent and pain- 
ful; staring coat. 
TREATMENT.—Give aconite at the beginning for quickened pulse and 
breath, hot mouth, short, frequent cough, and fever-symptoms. Bryonia 
is needed for quick, difficult breathing, rattle in the windpipe, and frequent 
cough. For rapid loss of flesh and strength, feeble pulse, and restlessness, 
give arsenicum. Belladonna is especially good for violent, short, dry cough- 
ing, red eyes, and wild look. Consult the section on Bronchitis in the Horse. 
WORMS IN THE AIR-TUBES. 
Cattle a year old or less are affected with a disorder which may be 
called a form of bronchitis, since it is an irritation and inflammation of the 
air-tubes, resulting from the presence of silver-colored worms, two or three 
inches in length. It chiefly invades cattle that are kept on low, marshy or 
woody pastures, with little or no water. 
Symptoms.—Cough, at first dry, short and husky; quickened breath- 
ing; distress in the chest; sometimes grunting; nasal discharge; quick 
pulse; dullness; loss of flesh. Later, there will be restlessness; hanging 
ears; distended nostrils; hollow eyes; weakness; death. Sometimes appar- 
ently moderate health is attended by complete loss of flesh. 
TREATMENT,—Let the animal inhale chloroform at intervals to be 
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