732 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 







tincture of aconite-root in a tablesponful of water every two 

 hours until the fever begins to subside, which can be determined 

 by the pulse getting either slower or weaker. Give injections 

 of warm water to each gallon, of which add two ounces of 

 laudanum. Apply blankets wrung from hot water to the bowels, 

 just as hot as can be borne by the animal, and place a dry 

 blanket on the outside of them. Stimulants are of great benefit 

 when the animal becomes weakened. 



Take Sweet Spirits of Niter, .... 1 ounce. 



Ale or Beer, 1 pint. 



Mix, and give at one dose; or whisky, one-fourth pint, may 

 be used instead of the ale or beer. If whisky is used, add one- 

 half pint of water. Do not interfere with the bowels, although 

 they do not act for some time. Keep the patient well blanketed, 

 and rub the legs well to keep up the circulation. If signs of 

 recovery are noticed, discontinue the use of opium. 



Azoturia. This disease is known by a variety of names, 

 as Partial Paralysis, French Stiffs, Kidney Disease, Hysteria, 

 Enzobtic Hcematuria, etc. It is a partial paralysis of the hind 

 quarters, rarely of the fore quarters. There is an over abund- 

 ance of nitrogenous products in the urine. 



CAUSES. The causes are not satisfactorily ascertained, but 

 it is well known that it very rarely, if ever, attacks an animal 

 at rest, and usually attacks those that have been working, then 

 rested, and well fed while resting, and again put to work; and 

 in these cases it may come on in driving an animal a half-mile, 

 or the animal may be driven three or four miles, and then be 

 attacked very suddenly; so much so, that owners have been 

 known to examine the feet for snags, nails, etc., thinking it im- 

 possible for the animal to become diseased so very suddenly. 

 In other cases the disease does not develop so suddenly. Slow 

 work is not liable to cause so severe an attack as fast driving. 



SYMPTOMS. The horse becomes sluggish, sweats too freely, 

 becomes stiff, usually in the muscles of the loins, the breathing 

 is increased, the pulse quick and weak, the muscles of the 

 loins, in many cases, hard, tense, and enlarged, and in some 

 cases the bowels are bloated. In more severe cases the symp- 



