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and more hurried and the animal has an anx- 

 ious haggard expression, which is soon ended 

 by death. If a veterinarian can be had that 

 can perform an operation and draw off this 

 fluid from the chest cavity from time to time 

 it may be the means of saving the animal's 

 life. Death will not usually occur sooner 

 than from 10 days to two weeks nor later than 

 the third week. 



Give the animal the same general care as 

 recommended for bronchitis. Keep the bow- 

 els active. Give the same treatment for the 

 cough here as mentioned under bronchitis. 

 Take of fluid extract of bryony and give one 

 (1) tablespoonful in a little water every three 

 hours ; this will very materially assist in the 

 absorption of the exudate. Take of oil of 

 mustard one-half ounce and petroleum eight 

 ounces. Thoroughly mixed, rub in on each 

 side of the chest over the lungs. Do not rub 

 too vigorously; this will have the same effect 

 as a mustard plaster and is much easier kept 

 in place. If the life of the animal is threat- 

 ened it requires an operation as mentioned 

 above which must be performed by your veter- 

 inarian. 



"Pneumonia." 



This condition is divided by most authors 

 in at least three different types or classed in 

 three different groups, but we feel that very 

 few individuals can differentiate between these 



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