Coryza mild in cattle. General treatment. Coryza in sheep from exposure, intemperate seasons, clipping. Acute and chronic. Wholesale treatment in flocks. Coryza in pigs. Coryza in dogs, simple, secondary. Treatment, food, laxative, febrifuge, nauseating, expectorant, antiseptic, gaseous, electric.
This is usually a very simple malady when confined to the nasal chambers, and not of infective origin. When, on the other hand, it attacks the sinuses it becomes a disease of extreme gravity. (See Catarrh of the Sinuses). Symptoms are as seen in the horse, but the discharge may be overlooked because of the animal licking it out with his tongue. Treatment does not essentially differ from that laid down above, and recovery may be expected in seven or eight days. If a laxative is wanted give from one to two pounds Epsom salts.
SIMPLE CORYZA IN SHEEP.
Coryza is usually slight and is manifested by sneezing and running from the nose. It occurs in animals clipped or badly sheltered during the more inclement seasons. In the worst cases the discharge becomes persistent and emaciation ensues so that it is necessary to interfere. Valuable animals may be treated on the same principles as oxen, and in the case of large flocks by shelter in a warm, dry, cleanly and airy place and fumigations of steam and the fumes of burning sulphur repeated daily, together with nourishing diet, such as boiled barley or other grain, and quarter ounce doses of nitre and common salt.
CORYZA IN THE PIG.
Hogs are not very subject to this disease and are easily treated by warm, sloppy food, and as a laxative three or four croton beans, according to size, powdered and given in the aliment.
CORYZA IN DOGS.
Dogs are rarely the subjects of simple coryza, though it is constant in distemper. It sometimes proves troublesome in puppies and old dogs. A laxative (½–1 ounce castor oil) may be followed in strong and very feverish cases by tartar emetic (¼—½ grain) three times a day. Spraying or sponging the nose with a weak solution of chlorate of potass, common salt, or potassium permanganate will greatly relieve. Inhalation from burning sulphur, or from carbonate of ammonia, or both may be used when sponging or spraying is difficult. In inveterate cases, the weak electric current sent through the cheeks, or the insufflation of acetanilid, iodoform or calomel may be tried. As a rule, saltpeter in five grain doses, given in the water, will prove helpful, and in weak conditions wine, tincture of gentian or nux vomica may be used.
CHRONIC NASAL, CATARRH. NASAL GLEET. OZŒNA IN THE HORSE.
Chronic catarrh in horse, simple form, loss of tone, inflammation, nature of discharge, glandular swellings, differentiation from glanders. Treatment, astringent, tonic, stimulant, hygienic, locally astringents, antiseptics, injections.