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Hence it has assumed its climax before persons are 

 aware of it. 



REMEDIES. If the cause of the disease has been 

 from docking, the operation should be repeated 

 higher up ; and if from nicking, by making a deeper 

 incision, by these means the spasms have been in 

 some instances removed. 



If tetanus follows on a prick of a nail or puncture 

 of the sole of the foot, the horn should be pared, 

 the wound opened up, and carbolic acid poured in. 

 As the Tetanus Bacillus is found in earth, the dust 

 of streets and manure, wounds of the feet, and 

 portions of the body on which the animal reclines, 

 should be carefully protected by carbolic liniment, 

 and tow and bandages, where these can be applied. 



If the jaws are not fixed, administer an aloetic 

 ball, and follow this up by the immediate hypodermic 

 or subcutaneous injection of " Tetanus Antitoxin," 

 but this and the after-treatment should be under 

 the guidance of a veterinary surgeon. 



In the treatment of this disease it is of the first 

 importance that the horse be placed in a loose box, 

 from which the light is excluded, and no one is 

 allowed to enter, except the attendant on the animal, 

 and he should be cautioned to make no noise or 

 disturb the horse in any way. A pail of cold water, 

 and one containing gruel (oatmeal and linseed) should 

 be fixed up so that the animal may be able to 

 drink without depressing his head. In some cases 

 it is advisable to place the horse in slings, for 

 should he fall down when asleep, he may be un- 

 able to rise. 



EPILEPSY, OR FITS. 

 SYMPTOMS. Epileptic fits in horses are, as in the 



