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weeks, then give another dose of purgative 

 medicine. 



Enteritis {see Abdominal pain) 



Epilepsy 



Epileptic fits and convulsions occur very fre- 

 quently in the dog and in an allied form in horses 

 and cattle occasionally ; and it is quite possible 

 that megrims in the horse is sometimes of this 

 nature. 



Epileptic fits frequently come on during dis- 

 temper, and their onset is unquestionably favoured 

 by some form of irritation within the alimentary 

 canal, frequently by worms. Teething convulsions 

 occur in puppies, but dogs of an irritable tempera- 

 ment are predisposed to become troubled with 

 epilepsy. 



External injuries, such as some form of pressure 

 upon the brain, may lead to fits. Nervous 

 phenomena sometimes appear through sun-stroke 

 (pseudo-epilepsy). The symptoms are suddenness 

 of attack ; twitching of the muscles of face and 

 mouth ; champing of the jaws, causing foaming at 

 the mouth, temporary loss of consciousness, and 

 falling to the ground. In some cases the animal 

 rushes madly about, and the ignorant are apt to 

 confuse it with rabies. The animal, in some cases, 

 remains unconscious for several days, and then 

 may recover. 



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