The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-15

respiration, attended with an uncom-
mon dilation of the nostrils, or any alb
normal or any extraordinary move
ment of the ribs or the TANKS, is sign
of disease. Even if the animal is ex-
ercised or excited, the breathing, al
though accelerated, must be performed
without any uncommon noise or diff
Guilty, and be reduced to its normal
slowness within short time after the
exercise is discontinued, or after the
excitement ceases. In Eliminating ami
mails, however, and also in hogs and
dogs, the respiration may become con-
siderably accelerated, and even audi
BILE, if the weather is very hot, and es-
pecially if, ut the same time, the stom-
ach is well filled with food, without
constituting a sign of disease. A
healthy animal does not cough, unless
caused to do so by extraordinary and
temporary means, such as irritating the
larynx by pinching the animals throat,
and then the cough is always short, en-
ergetic and loud. A vigorous snorting
often observed in horses indicates
"good wind.' Cattle kept constantly
in the stable and fed on wet food, but
particularly such as are fed with dis
tillers' wash, ETC., are usually affected
with a short, peculiar, hacking cough,
which is Of little consequence, and can
not be considered as very bad sign
Under all other circumstances, how
ever, any coughing must be looked
upon as a symptom of disease.
BEHAVIOR.
Healthy animals bear their neck,
head and ears, according to the natu-
raj habit of their breed or species; are
lively, attentive; remain with the herd
i. e., do not linger behind; offer re-
sistance, unless very gentle and we'll
broken, if a man tries to catch them;
and are attentive to any strange sight
or noise. An animal that droops it's
head and ears, is inattentive and in
different, and fingers behind in herd,
cannot be looked upon as healthy
animal. Look and expression must be
free and vigilant, and the eye clear and
lively. The coniunctiva mucous mem
brane of the eyelids) and eye-ball must
present clean pink color, or in sheep
exhibit a plainly-visible net of fine red
colored blood vessels. Any other color
OF the conjunctiva, and in sheep an in
visibleness or a pale color of those
blood vessels, and also Il pale, dirty
white, yellowish or blush color of the
skin, are indications of ill-health.
Healthy cattle lick their nose and upper
lip quite frequently, and keep those
parts clean. Animals naturally vicious
or tricky, may be considered as toler-
ably healthy, as long as the same dis
play their vices or exercise their tricks;
but are decidedly sick, if tricks and
vices appear to be forgotten. The lat
ter return when convalescence sets in.
In mich cows diminution or cessa-
ton of the secretion of milk, unless
caused by a change of food. constitutes
one of the first symptoms of nearly
every disease.
All movements of healthy animal
are performed with comparative ease,
alacrity and energy. A tardy, weary,
slow or unsteady gait; an easy or pro-
fuse perspiration, without any adequate
cause; lasting exhaustion or extraor-
dinarily slow recuperation of strength;
and an immediate loss of appetite, aft
er any uncommon exercise or perform
ance of any hard work, are 81 GINS of IA
poor state of health. Veterinarian, IN
Chicago Tribune.