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W<> have seen eases where the owner said his horse had the hooks, 

 but it was a mild case of the tetanus. 



If by going in front of an animal and frightening him or rais- 

 ing his head quickly the haw flashes over the eye and the animal 

 gets somewhat excited, it is an unmistakable sign that he has or 

 is getting the lockjaw. When the jaws are firmly set the animal 

 can not eat at all only suck a little water or liquid food between 

 his teeth. They are generally great sufferers, as a look at their 

 expression and action shows signs of severe agony. 



Treatment. Almost every medicine in the pharmacopoeia has 

 been tried in the treatment of tetanus (lockjaw), and the only 

 one we can recommend as of any use is hyposulphite of soda. It 

 must be remembered that perfect quietude in a darkened stall 

 is very necessary. Have it perfectly quiet about the stall, as the 

 least noise will excite the animal and aggravate the disease. 

 Have no one go about the stall but one man who is caring for 

 the horse. Put 4 drams of hyposulphite of soda in a bucket of 

 drinking water three times a day and have the bucket of water 

 before the horse all the time so he can drink when he wants to. 

 As the jaws are genearlly locked, the only nourishment the ani- 

 mal can take is water and sloppy food. Keep such sloppy food 

 as bran, boiled oats, linseed tea; etc., before him, very wet and 

 sloppy, all the time. If the animal is very excitable, give him 

 dissolved in the drinking water 2 drams of bromide of potassium 

 with the hyposulphite of soda three times per day. Don't try 

 to drench the horse, as that excites him too much. Keep up the 

 hyposulphite of soda until the animal is well. Of course we don't 

 claim this remedy will cure every case nor a majority of cases, 

 but we do claim it will cure where all other remedies fail. It is 

 inexpensive and easily given. It will after a few days regulate 

 the bowels and kidneys, so don't feel uneasy if they are not mov- 

 ing at first. The legs may swell and the hair come out all over 

 the body, but don't feel uneasy about that, as that will all come 



