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beating quite strong, but will beat slow sometimes — only twent): 

 times per minute — and there will be a peculiar snoring noise made 

 in breathing, After this dullness passes off, then there will be the 

 reverse taks; place. The animal will be greatly excited — seems 

 perfectly mad, and acts like a mad horse; the pulse, in this 

 stage, becomes a great deal quicker, and the breathing louder ; 

 the animal reels around in his box with his head very high, and 

 in some cases will rear up and put his front feet in the manger; 

 and at times he moves like a piece of machinery. Sometimes he 

 will be noticed to be walking around in his box with his head to 

 one side; this is caused from the brain being affected on that side. 

 In some cases, if you try to lead him he will fall down; but at 

 times he will have quiet spells, after which the exciting symptoms 

 will again return and be more alarming than at first. We have 

 seen cases where the animal would twist his head down between 

 his front legs and hold it in that position. 



Treatment. — It is dangerous treating an animal with this 

 disease, and you have to be careful in going around him. Give 

 him a good physic drench consisting of: 



Bitter Aloes 10 to 12 drams. 



Ginger 1 tablespoonf ul. 



Common Soda 1 " 



Mix in a pint of luke warm water and give as a drench. 

 One hour after the above drench give the following: 



Bromide of Potassium 2 drams or 1 teaspoonful. 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 10 drops. 



Mix in a pint of cold water and give as a drench every two 

 hours, and apply cold water cloths and ice to his head until he 

 gets relief ; cover his body up nice and warm with blankets. 

 In a case where the animal is in good condition, and you notice 

 the disease coming on, bleed him ; take a half or three-quarters 

 of a pail of blood from him. If you bleed him, follow up with the 

 above treatment, but only give him about eight to ten drams of 

 bitter aloes and not so much aconite. 



SUNSTROKE. 



This disease is common to all animals, and more especially to 

 man. It generally attacks hard-working horses in the hot months 

 of summer, It is a congested state of the blood vessels of the 

 brain, with loss of power and feeling. 



Causes. — Exposure to the hot sun, as a general thing, and 

 especially so if the horse has been high fed and kept in a poorly 



