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within his reach, so that his teeth will slide off 

 whenever he attempts to grapple it, and leave 

 nothing to lay hold of within his reach, but 

 plenty of feed and drink. 



Spasmodic Action of the Diaphragm (Thumps). 



This is brought on by working the horse 

 until unstrung, nature alone not possessing ner- 

 vous energy enough to restore the system to nat- 

 ural action, the arterial system becomes uncon- 

 trolable. 



SYMPTOMS. 



A sudden jerking and twitching of the mus- 

 cles, particularly of the sides and flanks; pulse 

 wiry, hurried and low, more or less fever, ex- 

 tremities natural. 



TREATMENT. 



This disease being spasmodic in character, 

 but in this case of a nervous nature; and conse- 

 quently the remedies must be such as to allay 

 nervous excitement. Give Tincture Digitalis 30 

 drops, Tincture Assafoetida 2 ounces, both put 

 into pint warm water, and repeated if neces- 

 sary every two hours. Keep horse warm ; feed 

 bran mash and grass if in grass season. 



BLEEDING. 



j 



In general, if not almost universally, bleed 

 from jugular vein in following manner: Shave 

 the hair off about the size/of a dime, 3 or 4 inches 

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