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practitioners but must have met with cases wherein 

 evident functional derangement exists, which has in- 

 sidiously gamed ground, the horse gradually losing his 

 accustomed vivacity, becoming restless, with frequent 

 shifting of his Umbs, which are often preternaturally 

 cold towards their extremities or otherwise. The com- 

 plaint is seen to be (for it comes on both ways) ushered 

 in by a shivering fit, which corrugates the skin, makes 

 the hair stare, and during its continuance, produces 

 great coldness in the legs, ears, and muzzle. The cold 

 fit is succeeded by a hot one ; and occasionally, but 

 by no means constantly, the hot fit ends in a partial 

 or universal sweat ; and in many cases the horse is 

 for some hours without very active symptoms of the 

 disease, and now and then no return occurs. 



Causes. — Fever may be produced in a plethoric 

 horse by too much exertion ; sudden changes from 

 heat to cold, and the contrary, are the promoters of 

 this disorder, as well as of most attacks inflammatory 

 in their natures to which the horse is subject ; irregu- 

 lar treatment of the animal, and sudden removal from 

 dry to green food, and vice versa. 



Symptoms. — General dullness, and the mouth he- 

 comes hot and dry ; the pulse is irregular, and a great 

 unwillingness to eat is shown ; costiveness, and the 

 urine highly coloured ; together with an unequal dis- 

 tribution of warmth throughout the body generally, 

 are the prognostics of this disease. 



Treatment. — At the spring of the year the horse 

 should be carefully watched, and if it degenerates into 

 epidemic treat accordingly. At other times, if ^.he 

 animal be strong, and in tolerable condition, bleed ac- 



