Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-12-01

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REPLY:-The catarrhal form Of I'M
fiuenzs has been the prevailing one
during the present general appearance
of the disease among the horses.
Among the 6rst symptoms is dizziness
and more or less rapidly increasing
weakness, decrease OF appetite, hang
ing head, dropping eyes, staring coat
quickened breathing, tendency to
sweat on limited exertion; coughing
sneezing ana more or less discharge
from the nose, scantiness of dung and
urine; gradually the membranes Of
the eye and rose assume yellow,
billious-looking appearance. There is
more or less soreness of the throat,
the chest may become painful to the
touch, and dropsical swelhngs may
appear under the chest and abdomen
and in the limbs. During an attack
of influenza, attention to the general
comfort Of the animal aud good nurs-
ing are all-important and generally
sll-sufficent. All depletive or weak
enlng measures should be avoided,
and bleeding and physicing are abSo
lutely dangerous. When the animal
appears Frustrated, he should be kept
indoors and blanketed; and to equal
ize the circulation, the limbs should
be frequently hand rubbed aud band
aged, The food should consist Of
sweet, aromatic upland hay, sliced
carrots, apples or cabbages, and at
least one meal day should consist Of
oatmeal cruel, boiled barley or scalded
oats, mixed with bran and a good
handful Of ground faxseed. Should
there be difficulty in swallowing, a
mild embrocstion should be applied
to the throat, such as a liniment com
posed Of one part of aqua ammonia
and four parts of oil of camphor.
Setons, rowels and blsterS should be
avoided. Give faxseed tea or hay
seed tea to drink, or pure water, not
too cold, and in which may be stirred
handful OF bran. Occasionally
sponge the eyes aud nOstrils with
warm water. If symptoms of fever
appear,-shivering, succeeded by in
creased heat of the body, qnickened
pulse aud hurried breathing, give
mild febrifuge and duretic medicines,
such as four ounces of solution OF
acetate Of ammonia. and an ounce
each of sweet spirit of nitfe and fluid
extract OF belladonna, in half pint OF
water, and carefully administer morn
ing, noon and night. until the fever is
allayed, which may be known by a
reduced pulse, easier breathing, and
a return of appetite. Besides the in
ternal treatment, it will be well in such
a case of threatened bronchitis or
pneumonia to also apply strong linl-
ment of ammonia (oil and aqua am
monia, equal parts), or mustard; TO
the throat aud to the sides of the
chest. Give occasionally blood warm
water injections per rectum, and
mashes of bran and boiled Aaxseed.
When the treble symptoms have sub
sided, give tones as recommended
Immediately below Generally, dur
ing a mild attack of the iDhuebzl,
more or less debility prevails, with
diminution of appetite. It will there
fore be proper to support the strength
by the use OF vegetable and mineral
topics, such as two drachms of tine
ture of iron and one onnce OF com"
pound tincture Of gentian, in half a
pint of water; or, a drachm of carbon
ale OF iron and three drachms each OF
powdered gentian root and eleOam-
pase, made into stiff paste (electu"
ary) with little faxseed meal and
treacle, and placed well up upon the
horses tongue. Either ofthese reme-
dies may be given twice or thrice
daily. Steaming the head few
times, is beneficial in the beginning
of the disease. While there may not
be any serious objections to working
an animal moderately, while suffering
from a mild attack of the Influenza, it
is of course better if he could DO
spared from work during his sickness.
He would thus be apt to recover
much sooner, and not be so liable to
any OF the serious complications,
which influenza is apt to assume. II
the horse cannot be spared from work,
be should at least be used moderate
Ily, and when not in motion, he should
be covered with a blanket. During
wet, stormy or cold weather, be should
be kept indoors.
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