The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31
IMPORTED CHAMPION BELGIAN HORSE.

IMPORTED chAMPI
prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture)
In examining the system of organs
and their functions in horse II is
customary to begin by noting the fire.
Quency of the respiratory movements.
This point can be determined by OBJ
serving the motions of the nostrils or
the flanks; on a cold dag one can see
the condensation of the moisture of
the warm air as it comes from the
lungs. The normal rate of respira-
ton for healthy horse at rest is
from s TO 16 per minute. The rate is
faster in young animals than in old,
and is increased by work, hot wealth
er, overfilllng of the stomach, preg-
nancy, lying upon the side, etc. Ac-
celeration of the respiratory rate
where no physiological cause operates
is due to q variety of conditions.
Among these is fever; restricted area
of active lung tissue, from filling of
portions of the lungs with inflamma-
tory exudate, as in pneumonia; COM
preston of the lungs or loss of elas-
tlcity; pain In the muscles control
ling the respiratory movement; ex-
cess of carbon dloXide In the blood ;
and construction of the air passages
leading to the lungs.
Dyspnea.
nifIin,t1t or 1oborad racrfrot tion fc
known as dyspnea. 1t occurs when 1t
is difficult, for any reason, for the ami
NAL TO obtain the amount of oxygen
that 1t requires. This may be due to
filling of the lungs, as in pneumonia (;
10 painful movements of the chest, as
In rheumatism or pleurisy; to tumors
of the nose and paralysis Of the throat,
swelllngs of the throat. foreign bod
les, or weakness of the respiratory
passages, fluid in the chest cavity, ad-
hesions between the lungs and chest
walls, loss of elasticity of the lungs,
etc. Where the difficulty Is great the
accessory muscles of respiration are
brought into play. In great dyspnea
the horse stands with his front feet
apart, with his neck straight out, and
his head extended upon his neck. The
nostrlls are widely dilated, the face
has an anxious expression, the eye
balls protrude, the up.and-down mo-
tion of the larynx is aggravated, the
amplitude of the movement of the
chest walls increased, and the flanks
heave.
The expired air Is of about the tenn
perature of the body. 1t contains con-
siderable moisture, and 1t should
come with equal force from each nos
tril and should not have an unpleasant
odor. If the stream of air from one
nostril is stronger than the other,
there is an indication of an obstruc-
ton in nasal chamber. If the air
possesses bad odor, IL is usually an
indication of putrefaction of tissue
or secretion in some part of the
found where there is necrosis of the
bone in the nasal passages or in
chronic catarrh. An ulcerating tu-
NOR of the nose or throat may cause
the breath TO have an offensive odor
The most offensive breath occurs
where there is necrosis, or gangrene,
of the lungs.
In some diseases there is q dis
charge from the nose. In order to de-
termlne the significance of the dis
charge 1t should be examined closely
One should ascertain whether IT comes
from, ono o, both noStriIc TO h,,F From,
one nostrll, it probably originates in
the head. The color should be noted
A thin, watery discharge can be COM
posed of serum, and 1t occurs In the
earlier stages of coryza, or nasal ca
tarrh. An opalescent, slightly tinted
discharge Is composed of mucus and
indicates little more severe irrita-
tion. If the discharge is sticky and
puslike, % deeper difficulty or more ad-
vanced irritation Is indicated. II the
discharge contains flakes and clumps
of more or less dried, agglutlnated
particles, 1t Is probable that it orig
mates within a cavity of the head
as the sinuses or cultural pouches.
Examining Nasal Passage.
In examining the interior Of the
nasal passage one should remember
that the normal color of the mucous
membrane is a rosy pink and that It's
surface is smooth. If ulcers, nodules,
swelllngs, or tumors are found, these
indicate disease.
Between the lower jaw there are
several clusters of Emphatic glands.
These glands are so small and so soft
that 1t is difficult to find them by feel
Ing through the skin, but wbsn