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complaint, and transmitted from one horse to 



another by direct and, probably, indirect means. 



It assumes regular and irregular forms. Regular 



when the abscess is situated beneath the jaw or at 



the point of the shoulder ; but " irregular " when 



removed from this situation, or appearing internally. 



In its simple form, it is a benign complaint, but 



when irregular frequently the cause of death. 



There is, generally, a slight degree of fever ; 



soreness of the throat ; difficulty in swallowing ; 



a cough, which is hard at first, subsequently 



becoming moist when the discharge issues freely 



from the nose. The abscess that forms between 



the branches of the lower jaw sometimes occupies 



several weeks before it reaches maturity, which is 



favoured by blistering it. As soon as ripe, it 



requires opening. Very often abscesses form all 



down the neck and hinder restoration to health. 



Send for Veterinary Surgeon. Keep animals 



warm and isolate. 



Sturdy (Turn-sick or Gid) 



The term sturdy is applied to a disease affecting 

 sheep, indicated by such symptoms as turning 

 round in a circle : dizziness : jumping up : partial 

 blindness. It is due to a bladder worm or 

 hydatid (coenurus cerebralis) locating itself 

 upon some portion of the brain (either the 

 cerebellum or cerebrum), and represents the 



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