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yields readily to treatment which consists 

 of removing the cause. 



The patient should have plenty of nu- 

 tritious and easily digested food, careful 

 nursing, plenty of pure air; and exercise if 

 able to walk, but if unable to do so, the 

 muscles of the limb should be exercised 

 two or three times daily by taking hold of 

 and working the limb in the same manner 

 that it would move when walking. 



If the animal is in any way reduced, a 

 tablespoonful of cod liver oil may be given 

 with his food two or three times a day. 

 The same treatment is advised in severe 

 cases, paying particular attention to build- 

 ing up and strengthening the system, and 

 improving the general health ; as nature, if 

 assisted by nutritious food and good nurs- 

 ing, will do more for the patient than the 

 most potent drug. 



If the trouble does not yield to the treat- 

 ment, and more powerful remedies there- 

 fore seem to be necessary, strychnine or 



