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manger. The pupil of the eye is very large and the pulse- 

 quite strong but irregular — sometimes as slow as twenty per 

 minute. There is a peculiar snoring noise made in breathing. 

 When the dull period is past a condition exactly the reverse 

 is apparent. There is great excitement, the actions resembling 

 those of a horse that is mad. The pulse increases rapidly 

 and the breathing is louder. He reels about, holds his head 

 high and sometimes rears and throws his front feet in the 

 manger, acting like a piece of machinery. He may hold his 

 head to one side because of the seat of the trouble being 

 located on one side. Should you attempt to lead him, he may 

 fall. Periods of quietness are -thus followed by periods of 

 excitement, more pronounced upon each reappearance. We 

 have attended cases in which the head was twisted down be- 

 tween the front legs and held in that position. 



Treatment. — The treatment of an animal in this condi- 

 tion is somewhat dangerous because of the great excitement 

 being at any time liable to develop, and great care must be 

 exercised. Give a thorough physic of 



Bitter Aloes 10 to 12 drams. 



Ginger 1 dessertspoonful. 



Bicarbonate of Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 



Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench. 



One hour after 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. Repeat 

 every two hours, and apply cold water cloths and ice to the 

 head until there is relief. Cover the body up nice and warm 

 with blankets. If in good condition, and the disease noticed 

 in the earlier stages, bleed him. Take a half or three-quar- 

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

 with the above treatment, but give about eight to ten drams 

 of bitter aloes only and not so much aconite. 



2. Sunstroke. 



This disease is common to all animals, and more espe- 

 cially to man, generally attacking 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. — It is caused by exposure to the hot sun, as a 

 general thing, and especially so if the horse has been highly 

 fed and kept in a poorly ventilated stab 1 *. It is often caused 



