Manual of veterinary homeopathy : $b comprising diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, dogs and poultry and their homeopathic treatmentHumphreys, F. (Frederick)
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Manual of veterinary homeopathy : $b comprising diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, dogs and poultry and their homeopathic treatment
Humphreys, F. (Frederick)
Homeopathic veterinary medicine
IN PNEUMONIA, the symptoms differ from Pleurisy, yet the difference
manifests itself in this, that in _Pleurisy_ there is more pain, and in
_Pneumonia_ more difficult breathing. Pneumonia is often a consequence
of a cold, bronchitis, or the termination of some disease of the
air-passages, and may begin with symptoms of a cold—rough coat, want of
appetite, low spirits, etc. In other cases, it begins with a shivering
chill; the legs, ears and skin are cold; the coat is rough; the nose
pale and dry; quick pulse, which afterwards becomes frequent and full;
breathing at first quick, then panting and heaving; the skin now becomes
hot, except _the legs, which remain very cold_. This is a
_characteristic symptom and will never deceive_; the nose and eyes are
red; mouth hot and dry; the eyes have a yellowish color, and the horse
looks uneasy and restless.
As the disease extends, the breathing becomes more difficult, and is
attended with heaving of the flanks; the nostrils are much widened; the
nose and head held out; the neck lengthened; the forelegs are fixed in
one place, and spread apart; the nose and eyes have a dark blueish
color; the face looks anxious and disturbed; _the legs_ and ears are
_very cold_; the legs seem fine, and the hair upon them glossy; the
cough is more frequent, hard and painful; the horse seems drowsy; there
is no appetite; the dung is hard and covered with slime, and the urine
high-colored and scanty.
In the last stage, the pulse is small, weak, and can scarcely be felt,
the breathing is quicker and more difficult; the breath is very hot; the
eyes and nose are lead colored; the skin is cold, and clammy sweat
breaks out upon it here and there; the mouth is cold; the tongue is
coated; the teeth are ground every now and then, and twitches are
occasionally seen. The eyes become more and more heavy, glassy and dim;
the strength becomes less and less; the horse leans against the stall or
manger, or wanders around; he staggers and falls; tries to rise, but
cannot; groans, struggles and dies.
As an improvement takes place, the horse appears more natural, warmth
returns to his extremities, his breathing is more free, pulse softer,
fuller and less frequent, cough easier, _and he lies down_ quietly, and
without uneasiness. These good symptoms rarely or never deceive.
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