Rhinitis. Coryza. Nasal Catarrh. Cold in the Head. 83 



sunken, watery eyes and tumefied eyelids. When it extends to 

 the throat, the cough, the difficulty in swallowing and the local 

 tenderness on handling are characteristic. 



Course. With the occurrence of suppuration, improvement 

 commences and if the inflammation does not extend beyond the 

 nasal chambers, and if it is not kept up by a repetition or con- 

 tinuance of the cause, the disease will have terminated in recovery 

 in eight or ten days. For ulterior consequences in bad cases see 

 chronic catarrh, conjunctivitis, abscess of the nasal sinuses, laryn- 

 gitis, stomatitis, staphylitis. 



Treatment. In slight cases the simplest treatment only is re- 

 quired. Place the animal in a dry, airy, loose box, clear of 

 draughts, and with uniform temperature of 55° to 60° Fah., if 

 obtainable. In the cold season, blanket warmly, and hand-rub 

 and loosely flannel bandage the legs. Feed on sloppy bran mashes 

 only and add half an ounce to an ounce of powdered nitrate of 

 potash daily. Give fresh water ad libitum, solicit the action of 

 the bowels by giving injections of warm water three times a day, 

 and encourage the nasal discharge by causing the patient to in- 

 hale steam for half an hour or an hour twice daily. This may be 

 done by giving scalded bran in a nose-bag or by keeping the head 

 over a bucket containing hay with boiling water poured over it, 

 the steam being meanwhile directed by a bag open at both ends 

 one of which is fixed around the animal's nose and the other 

 round the mouth of the bucket. As a local astringent, tonic and 

 antiseptic, the fumes of sulphur (burned behind the animal and no 

 more concentrated than cau be breathed with comfort) will do 

 much to cut short the attack. It is more soothing if combined 

 with steam. Shut doors and windows, add a few drops of alco- 

 hol to some pinches of sulphur and burn on paper laid on a clean 

 shovel or piece of sheet iron. When enough has been used ex- 

 tinguish by covering with a cup or other object. Repeat several 

 times a day. Under this treatment recovery may be completed 

 in three or four days. 



In severe cases attended with fever, besides the above a dose of 

 laxative medicine may be given (three or four drachms of aloes), 

 with this precaution, that if the fever is of a low type or the 

 malady epizootic, half the dose only can be safely allowed (2 dr.) 

 on account of the danger of superpurgation. The nostrils must 



