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only are affected. In severe cases the animal can not rise at all, 

 while in mild cases he may rise but will drag his hind feet more 

 or less in walking. There may be local paralysis of the face, of 

 the lips, of the tail, and other parts of the body. 



Treatment. If treatment is thought advisable, give a good 

 physic, such as reccommended for inflammation of the brain. If 

 the animal is much excited give him 4 drams of bromide of po- 

 tassium every four hours in the drinking water, or as a drench. 

 If the animal is inclined to improve, give him 1 dram of powder- 

 ed mix vomica night and morning in damp feed. Give bran, 

 grass, fodder, hay, boiled oats, etc., to eat and plenty of cool 

 water. In paraplegia rub our Liniment (see Appendix) well 

 on his hips and loins three times a day, also apply blankets 

 wrung out of hot w r ater. In local paralysis rub the affected parts 

 well two or three times a day with our Liniment. In cases that 

 recover it may takes months to do so. 



CONCUSSION OF THE BRAIN. 



Concussion of the brain may take place in any animal, and 

 occurs in a variety of ways. 



Causes. It is usually caused, in the horse, by the animal run- 

 ning away and striking his head against some hard object in a 

 violent manner, rearing up and falling backwards, passing 

 through a low doorway, blows, etc. Sometimes the bones of the 

 skull are fractured and death soon follows. 



Symptoms. If the animal has run away and fallen, he will be 

 insensible to pain and unable to rise and walk. The pupil of the 

 eye will be enlarged, the temperature of the body is considerably 

 lower than in health, the breathing is snoring, etc. In an hour 



