AND HIS DISEASES. - 165 



^•Symptoms, — It is ushered in by shiYering. dulaess. a nd 

 languor. The animal stands hanging his head ; is listl ess 

 and stupid; the pulse is quick and weak ; the mouth hot 

 and dry ; a watery discharge trickles down the nostrils, which 

 are pallid or o f a y ellow tinge. He is very thirsty ; but is 

 unable to swallow either food or wat^ r.~The throat is tender; 

 but there is no obse rvable tumefaction . He has a painful 

 oough^ but n ot very frequ| nt. The i^ecretions are sluggish, 

 and the surface tempera ture variable. 



The great predominant symptom is the extreme prostration 

 which from the first c haracterises the complai nt. In from 

 twenty-four to forty-eight hours the weakness has so much 

 increased that he is unable to stand ; he gets down ; colicky 

 pains set in ; the pulse increas es in frequen py ; bp.p.nmps 

 weaker and^ffaker, till it is_ alt ogether imp ercept.iblp, ; the 

 breathing is quick' ands bort. and the breath fetid. I t 

 usually runs its cojirse in three or four days. A ftep death the 

 body emits the foulei todou rs! I 



Treatment is very unsatisfactory. It often proves fatal. 

 jStimulants must be freely given from the first. The throat 

 ^should be freely blistered and gargled internally^ with^jthe_ 

 jfollowijig.^gargl^_>— ^ 



i Nitrate of silver, .... 40 grains. 

 Kaia water, ...... 4 ounces. 



, The back part of the throat to be touched carefully with it 

 by means of a piece of sponge on the end of a whalebone 



t Give the following drench twice a-day :-^ 



Nitrate of potash a nd salam m oniao (of each) , . ; 2 drachms. 



Sweet spirits of nitreT* ' . . ""T" . 7 1 ounce. 



Water, . . " . . • • ■ ■ > 1 quart. 



Mix. 



