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Gait wabbling; stands alone; kicking toward belly; switching tail; as the 

 disease develops there is severe pain and delirium; moaning; bellowing. 

 Cornstalk Disease, Page 81. 



Head hangs ; loss of appetite ; weakness ; constipation ; eyes very red with a 

 thick discharge; temperature rises to 104 or 105 degrees; watery discharge 

 from nose ; throat sore. Pink Eye, Page 94. 



Head has crusty patches under which a pus-like fluid forms; severe irritation 

 and itching. Ringworm, Page 95. 



Head thrown from side to side; switching tail; kicking abdomen with hind 

 feet; lying down often; moaning; grunting. Colic, Page 81. 



Head trembling violently; sluggishness; difficult locomotion; almost impos- 

 sible to get up after lying down; fear of imaginary objects; fits or crazy 

 spells especially when warm. Loco Disease, Page 92. 



Hind quarters stiff ; recurrent fever ; gradual falling away in spite of a normal 

 appetite ; excessive urination ; mucous membranes of the eyes and mouth 

 are pale ; extreme weakness. There may be improvement for a time and 

 then the same symptoms will return with more severity until the horse 

 may die from weakness or heart failure. Swamp Fever, Page 179. 



Itching severely ; water blisters on skin which leave the skin moist with their 

 contents ; sometimes swelling and large sores. Eczema, Page 82. 



Kicking abdomen with hind feet; lying down often; moaning; grunting; 

 switching tail ; head thrown from side to side. Colic, Page 81. 



Kicking towards belly; switching tail; wabbling gait; stands alone; as the 

 disease develops there is severe pain and delirium; moaning; bellow- 

 ing. Cornstalk Disease, Page 81. 



Lameness; stiffness swellings on affected part; these swellings emit a crack- 

 ling sound when rubbed; high fever; poor appetite. When one of the 

 swellings are opened a foul smelling, bloody fluid runs out. Anthrax, 

 Page 75. 



Legs and ears cold ; nose hot and dry ; fever ; pulse fast and full ; diarrhea fol- 

 lowed by constipation. Inflammation of the Stomach, Page 89. 



Legs close together; bowels constipated; fever; labored chest breathing; 

 shivering fits; nervousness; turning head to sides; muzzle dry. Peri- 

 tonitis, Page 94. 



Legs stocky ; skin may be scaly and has eruptions ; unthriftiness ; coat rough ; 

 dullness. Bad Blood, Page 88. 



Lids swollen; profuse discharge of tears and mucus; strong light irritating; 

 eyes red. Sore Eyes, Page 96. 



Lumps on back of animal from which a grub can be squeezed. Grubs in the 

 Back, Page 86. 



Manure covered with slime; flanks heave; gait staggering; nostrils, mouth 

 and eyes are reddened ; muzzle and mouth dry ; urine colored ; pressure 

 on the abdomen causes pain; falling down and moaning. Inflammation 

 of the Bowels, Page 89. 



