EPILEPSY. 7f 



Epilepsy. 



This disease sometimes appears in the horse, and 

 manifests itself in the following manner : the animal 

 suddenly trembles, remains standing for an instant 

 with legs spread out. staggers, and then falls; con- 

 vulsions ensue ; he kicks, rolls, and twists himself 

 about, grinds his teeth, passes his dung and urine 

 involuntarily, froths at the mouth, the motions of the 

 eye are spasmodic, irregular, and the respiration 

 loud, painful, and sobbing. After a while he 

 becomes quiet, breathing regular, and he gradually 

 comes to himself as if coming out of a dream. The 

 duration of a fit varies from a few minutes to 

 several hours The attacks return again at peri- 

 ods varying from a few days to several weeks or 

 months, generally coming at shorter intervals. 

 Epilepsy differs from apoplexy as spasm differs 

 from paralysis, and a little attention will not fail to 

 distinguish them. 



The causes are deep-seated changes in the ner- 

 vous organism, and they are rarely curable. 



TREATMENT. Give, on any premonitions of an 

 attack, the Specific for CONVULSIONS, A A, fifteen 

 drops at once, and you will usually ward it off. For 

 an attack, put a few drops in the mouth as soon as 

 you can safely do it, and repeat it every half-hour or 

 hour, until the paroxysm is ended. Afterwards, 

 always give one dose to prevent a return. This 

 treatment will sometimes avail. 



