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animal's head, neck, or shoulder ; to pass it over the back and loins ; 

 or to lift the animal by its front legs. The attacks also occurred if the 

 sense-organs were suddenly stimulated as b}' opening or closing a door, 

 or by letting fall any metallic object. Sometimes they came on without 

 any appreciable cause. They were followed by a prolonged uneasy 

 period. They also occurred during the night : on certain mornings the 

 animal was found depressed, with the appearance of having gone 

 through a series of attacks. 



During its bad days the patient was not comfortable anywhere. 



Fig. 72. — Attitude when quiescent. 



Whether lying on its bed or sitting up it seemed to suffer extremely. 

 The body showed slight trembling ; the face was anxious ; the eyes 

 even more prominent than usual ; the respiration moaning. When 

 standing upright the back was strongly arched ; the limbs were placed 

 far in advance of their ordinary position ; the body was rocked slightly 

 from behind forwards ; the neck was tense, and the head depressed. 

 The least movement produced cries. If the animal lay down it did so 

 with great precautions. First of all it sat down slowly, extended the 

 front limbs, then rolled gently over on one or other side. 



On the 29th February, 1892, the attacks were particularly severe. 



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