The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . s; pulverizedginger, one drachm; mix for one dose : or, give night andmorning, mixed in the feed, half-drachm doses of powdered nuxvomica (commonly called Quaker button). There is nodanger in giving this preparation to a horse, provided he doesnot have water for some time afterward, say half an hour, andit very rarely fails. PNEUMONIA. By pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs, is meant eithera highly conge
The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . s; pulverizedginger, one drachm; mix for one dose : or, give night andmorning, mixed in the feed, half-drachm doses of powdered nuxvomica (commonly called Quaker button). There is nodanger in giving this preparation to a horse, provided he doesnot have water for some time afterward, say half an hour, andit very rarely fails. PNEUMONIA. By pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs, is meant eithera highly congested or an inflammatory condition of the lungs,arising from various causes, as high feeding, blanketing, closeor badly ventilated stables, violent or extraordinary exercise,or sudden changes from heat to cold. Cold applied to theexternal surface of a heated animal drives the blood from theskin to the internal organs, often causing congestion of thelungs. Pulmonary diseases are more prevalent in the springand fall, particularly if the weather be cold and damp. This disease is generally ushered in by a shivering fit; thehorse is sometimes attacked very suddenly ; he refuses his food;. 244 PNEUMONIA. the respiration becomes disturbed, sometimes suddenly, atother times more slowly; legs, ears, and muzzle cold; coughsometimes present; staring coat; membrane of nose reddenedor leadened-hued; the animal hangs his head in or under themanger, stands with his feet wide apart, remaining in oneposition with no inclination to move. The pulse varies verymuch ; it is sometimes full and quick, at other times weak andscarcely perceptible. In these cases auscultation is found of the ^Mgreatest advantage in enabling one to g-detect to a certainty the true condi- gtion of the parts ^^Saffected. If the Mattack is sudden, Mcoming on after kIany violent exer-cise, and the pulse is J|quick, weak, and scarce-ly perceptible ; by the the bunnikq horse Lexington. application of the ear to the animals side
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