44 



Internal 



Disease and probable cause. 



Symptoms. 



THRO AT— ( Coivtd. ) 

 SORE-THROAT or LARYN- 

 GITIS, from cold or 

 chill, or violence in giving 

 a ball. 



APOPLEXY AND STAG- 

 GERS, pressure of blood 

 on brain from heat, or feed- 

 ing veraciously or from 

 collar being too tight. 



EPILEPSY, from master 

 bation or disease of the 

 brain. 



SOFTENING OF BRAIN, 



formerly called sleepy stag- 

 gers, from sun-stroke or | 

 injury to brain. 



EYES- 

 OPHTHALMIA, or eye in- 

 flammation from plethora, 

 or hard work or exter- 

 nal injuries. 



Cough, fever, off feed, diffi- 

 culty in swallowing, ten- 

 der swelling under jaw. 



Head drooping or pressed 

 into a corner. Muzzle cold, 

 jugular vein very disten- 

 ded, involuntary dis- 

 charge of dung. Staggers 

 about, drops do-\\Ti, and 

 either lies half uncon- 

 scious or struggles violent- 



Preliminary symptoms are 

 whilst at perfect rest in 

 the stable, the horse 

 shakes his head and 

 works his ears back- 

 wards and forwards with 

 an occasional vacant up- 

 ward stare. Next he falls 

 down in a fit of convul- 

 sions, lasting 5 to 10 mi- 

 nutes, after which he 

 suddenly recovers as if 

 nothing had happened. 

 Fits recur ending in 

 death. 



Tendency to fall asleep 

 when standing, and even 

 with the mouth full of 

 food, general dulness, 

 staggering, stumbling, 



low pulse and deep res- 

 piration. 



White-film on the 

 Aveeping, shuns the 



eyes, 

 light. 



