CHAPTER II. 
DISEASES OF THE HEAD, THROAT AND LUNGS. 
1. Catarrh or ColcLin the Head. 
Cattle do not suffer so much from this disease as horses. 
It is an inflammation of the hning membrane or the sinuses 
of the head. 
Causes. — It is generally caused by exposure or sudden 
change in the weather. 
Symptoms. — The nose is rough and dry, there being also 
a mattery discharge from it. The animal has a slight cough 
and there is a sort of rattling in the head when breathing. 
Treatment. — Give a mild dose of physic consisting of 
Epsom Salts Yi pound. 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce, or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench. 
Keep the animal dry and warm and feed mashes and good 
hay until there is improvement. After the first drench follow 
with 
Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre 3^ pound. 
Ground Gentian Root Yi. pound. 
Mix together and give a teaspoonful three times a day 
until cured. Should the discharge from the nose continue 
and become chronic, the disease is known as nasal gleet, the 
same as in horses. In such cases give a teaspoonful of 
ground sulphate of iron three times a day in the feed or on 
the tongue with a spoon. This soon stops the discharge. 
2. Sore Throat. 
This is a kind of inflammation affecting the larynx, or 
Adam's apple. It may also affect the pharynx, or gullet. 
Causes. — Exposure to cold, sudden changes of the 
weather, choking when something lodges in and irritates the 
throat, roughly passing a probang down the throat and bruis- 
ing it, or giving medicines that are not properly diluted with 
water may cause a sore throat. 
Symptoms. — There is difficulty in breathing. The throat 
is swollen and pressure upon it hurts the animal. The nose 
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