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S'kin rough and scaly; severe itching; hair comes off in patches. Usually 



affects head and neck first. Mange, Page 170. 

 Slimy, whitish discharge of an offensive nature; signs of general debility. 



Whites, Page 180. 



Slobbering when drinking; head held to one side; eating with difficulty; 

 spitting out food ; loss of flesh ; swelling on face or under lower jaw : 

 pus often discharged from swelling. Abnormal Teeth. 



Sluggishness; no appetite; pawing now and then; general uneasiness. 

 Indigestion, Page 167. 



Soreness and sniall swelling just at the bottom and inside the hock-joint 



towards the front ; lameness improving with exercise ; holds foot forward, 



bending hock-joint when standing. Bone Spavin, Page 158. 

 Sound. Grating sound can be heard when part is moved ; the broken bone 



may be felt; pain and swelling; bone broken and displaced; part cannot 



be used. Fractures, Page 166. 

 Spot that is dark and usually contains pus found on hoof; pressure on spot 



causes pain; affected leg held loose when standing; lameness severe 



especially when on hard roads. Corns, Page 161. 

 Spot that is tender found by pressure on sole of foot, frog or heel ; lameness ; 



removing shoe and finding no nail, prick or corn. Stone Bruise, Page 



177. 

 Sprains of ligaments and muscles. Sprains of Ligaments and Muscles, 



Page 176. 

 Staggers ; head thrown up ; seems stupid ; reels ; may fall insensible and 



then get up as though nothing had happened; sometimes horse only 



stops, gives a few convulsive movements of his head and shivers. 



Blind Staggers, Page 152. 

 Stiff and difficult movement; walks on heels; chill followed by fever; great, 



pain ; pulse full and hard. Founder, Page 164. 

 Stopping of horse; head thrown up; seems stupid; staggers; reels; may fall 



insensible and then get up as though nothing had happened; sometimes 



horse only stops, gives a few convulsive movements of his head and 



shivers. Blind Staggers, P'age 152. 

 Stopping; panting violently; losing consciousness; falling; breathing slow; 



pulse weak; heart beats irregular. Sunstroke, Page 179. 

 Stupid actions of horse; head thrown up; stops; staggers; reels; may 



fall insensible and then get up as though nothing had happened; some- 

 times horse only stops, gives a few convulsive movements of his head 



and shivers. Blind Staggers, Page 152. 

 Swallowing attempted frequently ; saliva runs from mouth ; neck arched ; 



often makes peculiar noise. Choking, Page 80. 

 Swallowing difficult; when drinking some of the water runs out through 



the nose; throat usually swollen; some fever; coughing. Sore Throat, 



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