DISEASES OF FARM ANIMALS I99 



better than uncooked food. Good water frequently 

 and in small quantities is desirable. Skimmed milk 

 is excellent and may be fed for a week or two at a 

 time. This food often effects a cure without any 

 other aid. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS— This is 

 a common disease in farm stock. The disease occurs 

 most frequently in late fall or winter or early spring, 

 and is due to exposure while the animal is still warm 

 and hot; bad ventilation influences it. Author- 

 ities now generally believe it to be a germ disease 

 and infectious. One of the first things noticed is 

 the shivering of the animal and then a fevered con- 

 dition; the animal seems to be hot, then cold; a 

 peculiar breathing is noticed; the pulse quickens, 

 ranges from 60 to 70 beats a minute; the eyelids 

 on the inside take a scarlet hue. The animal does 

 not eat, stands up much of the time with the head 

 down and the ears lopped over; a grating sound is 

 noticed when the ear is placed to the chest. Fre- 

 quently distress is experienced in the bowels; con- 

 stipation follows and the temperature rises gradu- 

 ally until it reaches 105 degrees, which is reached 

 about the sixth or seventh day. If recovery does 

 not follow the appetite will disappear, the mouth 

 become cold, the breath heavy and disagreeable 

 and the pulse feeble, frequently not noticeable at 

 all. 



After the case assumes a more favorable aspect, 

 an effort should be made to keep the animal com- 

 fortable and in as good condition as possible. It is 

 therefore advisable to keep it well blanketed, the 

 legs bandaged and rubbed. The patient should be 

 kept also in a warm stall where good air is avail- 

 able. Good food that is nourishing and easily 

 digested should be provided. Sweet milk is good, 



