Text book of veterinary medicine, Volume 1 (of 5)Law, James
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Text book of veterinary medicine, Volume 1 (of 5)
Law, James
Veterinary medicine
In their mature condition however they cause considerable irritation and
nasal discharge when present in large numbers. In dogs there is running
from the nose the discharge containing an abundance of the ova,
restless, fretful habits, sometimes a morbid readiness to bite, frequent
shaking of the head and rubbing of the face.
The _treatment_ would be to trephine the sinuses and inject lotions
impregnated with creosote, carbolic acid or naphtha. From the danger to
man of becoming infested it is important to ascertain the true nature of
any nasal discharge of the dog especially in countries like Germany and
Egypt in which this parasite is common.
_Prevention._ Deny raw offal of herbivora to dogs.
AFFECTIONS OF THE THROAT.
_Sore throat_, _Angina_, _Cynanche_—is a generic name applied to a
series of inflammatory affections of the various structures about the
throat. If the _larynx_ is specially inflamed the disease is known as
_laryngitis_, if the _pharynx_, as pharyngitis, if there are exudations
forming false membranes it is _croupous_ or _diphtheritic_, or if
associated with some general febrile affection, it takes its name
accordingly, _influenza_, _strangles_, _distemper_, or _scarlatina_, as
the case may be.
LARYNGITIS IN THE HORSE.
ANGINA LARYNGITIS, CYNANCHE LARYNGEA, ETC.
Causes, mechanical, cold, irritants, extension, diet, close stables,
infectious disease. Symptoms of acute form, head extended, throat
swollen, tender larynx, cough, in early stage, after exudation,
wheezing in inspiration, dysphagia, fever, œdena glottidis, spasms,
dyspnœa, successive discharges. Lesions, tumefaction, softening,
friability, redness (ramified or not), erosions of mucosa, œdema.
Course, duration, sequelæ, cough, roaring. Subacute form, chronic
form, in old debilitated animals, in those reined too tightly, in
those which perspire with difficulty or bear heavy coats. Symptoms,
local, in breathing, cough, effect of cold air, or water or of dust.
Sequelæ, ossified cartilages, roaring, emphysema, bronchiectasis.
Treatment, hygienic, soothing, sheepskin, compress, poultice, mustard,
sulphur dioxide, laxative, neutral salts, expectorant, sedative,
derivative, tracheotomy, with trochar and cannula, with scalpel,
tracheotomy tubes. Insufflation, injection. In chronic laryngitis,
electuaries, mustard, derivatives, astringents, caustics, tonic
inhalations.
_Causes._ These are the ordinary causes of chest diseases. As special
causes may be noted severe compression of the larynx as in roughly and
repeatedly _coughing_ an animal; the sudden contact of piercing cold
air, of irritant gases, powders or liquids with the membrane, and the
rapid, forcible and continuous current of condensed air through the
glottis during severe exertion.
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