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kept at work and exposed to sudden changes of temperature, 

 is very apt to descend to the chest, and is a prolific source 

 of other and more serious diseases, as inflammation of the 

 lungs (pneumonia), or of the covering of the lungs (pleurisy)^ 

 or of the bronchial tubes (bronchitis). 



In the majority of cases catarrh is but a simple affection, 

 and if the patient gets anything like proper usage or treat- 

 ment no very serious results generally follow. 



Treatment. — At once — as should be done in all aifections 

 of the chest — place the animal in a comfortable, well-venti- 

 lated loose-box ; clothe the body moderately ; also hand-rub 

 and bandage the legs ; the clothing and bandages must be 

 removed twice a-day, and the body well rubbed over. Give 

 one or two drachms of aloes in solution, combined with half 

 a drachm of powdered ginger. Steam the head with hot 

 water, or by means of a nosebag partly filled with scalded 

 bran. In steaming the head, care must be taken to allow 

 the animal a free current of fresh air, as we have known 

 horses .suffocated from the improper use of the nosebag in 

 steaming. In mild cases it is not necessary to use the bag : 

 sponging out the nostrils with tepid water several times a-day 

 will suffice. The horse should be restricted to soft food, as 

 boiled oats or barley, with a little linseed, daily. A few 

 d oses of tartar emetic and nitrate of pota sh may be given 

 daily in a bran mash, and_the throat rubbed with a stimu- 

 lating liniment. (See page 21 1.) — — —«— 



LAEYNGITIS— " SOKE THEOAT" — 



Consists in inflammation of the mucous membrane of the 

 head of the windpipe (lurynx). It is generally called 

 "sore throat," and is a very common affection amongst 

 horses, occurring in a variety of forms, being sometimes of 

 an exceedingly acute nature, and running its course with 



