. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS. 873 ized by sprinkling ou a little chloride of lime ; too much of it would have an aggravating effect upon the rauc


. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS. 873 ized by sprinkling ou a little chloride of lime ; too much of it would have an aggravating effect upon the raucous membrane. Congestion of the Lungs. Symptoms.—It is first noticeable by the horse having a severe chill or shivering fit. He refuses his food, hangs his head between the fore legs or upon the manger, will not move or lie down, breathing quick, panting like. The nostrils are expanded, the head thrown forward ; the countenance expresses pain and great prostration. (See ;) The pulse is sometimes full and quick,. Fig. 76S.—Horse with congestiun of the lungs. but generally quick and weak, scarcely perceptible ; the membrane of the nose and eyes bright red, tending to purple ; ears and legs are very cold, with a cold, clammy sweat at the extremities. When occurring after a hard ride or drive, the horse will become tired and sluggish in his action ; he will perspire profusely, and almost refuse to proceed, except with the greatest difficulty ; he will stand with his elbows turned outward, heaving violently at the flanks ; as before explained, the nostrils are dilated, and the ears and extremities cold ; the pulse is oppressed, or almost imperceptible at the jaw ; the mucous membranes of the nose and eyes are reddened. When of a milder nature, as often occurs ia horses suffering from catarrh which have been subjected to a fast drive and exposed to cold draughts, he is seized with a trembling. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may


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