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Symptoms. — The symptoms of inflammation are much 
the same as those of congestion of the lungs, only more 
noticeable. There is, generally, very little trouble in telling 
the disease. Shivering takes place first and after the shiver- 
ing ceases the body becomes hot. The ears and legs are 
first hot and then cold. The mouth is sticky and the breath- 
ing is affected, but not so much as in a pure case of congestion 
of the lungs. The pulse is quick, ranging from fifty to seventy- 
five beats to the minute, being stronger than in a case of 
congestion. The horse does not care to eat, stands up all 
the time, with head hanging down and ears lopped over, and 
in hot weather he perspires freely around the chest. The 
eyes have a glossy appearance and are very red around the 
inside of the eyelids. As the disease proceeds the horse 
breathes heavier and sometimes is noticed to sigh, as if in 
distress. The bowels become costive, and the manure has a 
glossy appearance. By placing your ear to the side of the 
chest a grating sound may be heard similar to that produced 
by taking hold of some of the hair of your head, just above 
the ear, and grating it between the thumb and finger. If 
the horse is loose in a stall he will move around till he gets 
his head to a door or window, which shows that he wants 
fresh air. By tapping the finger on the chest over the lungs 
a dull sound is produced. If the lungs are not affected, this 
would make more of a hollow sound. If the disease is going 
to terminate fatally the pulse runs up to 100 beats per minute 
and is so weak as to be hardly felt. The breathing is very 
heavy, the nostrils make a flapping noise, and the flank draws 
in and out almost like that of a heavy horse, the appetite is 
entirely gone and the breath smells very bad. He, however, 
still persists in standing, and notices nothing. As death ap- 
proaches the mouth becomes cold, the pulse cannot be felt. 
Near the last he may lie down, which will cause him to 
breathe very much heavier. He again staggers to his feet, 
breaks out into a cold, clammy sweat all over the body, and 
finally staggers, falls, and dies. If the case, on the other 
hand, is more favorable, the animal eats a little and notices 
things around him, and the above symptoms gradually dis- 
appear. It generally takes from 9 to 12 days to run its 
course, and, as a usuaUthing, is treated satisfactorily if taken 
in time. 
Treatment. — Clothe the body according to the season of 
