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the disease, but it is generally best not to attempt treatment. As 

 the disease advances the patient becomes delirious, the eyes take 

 on a wild, staring look, and he seems blind to all objects around 

 him. lie strikes his head against the stall with greater violence 

 than before, utters the most horrible cries, goes down, and soon 

 dies in great agony. It will be inferred from the above descrip- 

 tion that when seen in time the treatment of the disease is an easy 

 matter. 



Treatment. — The treatment should be with the view of elimi- 

 nating the poison from the body. In all cases, if the bowels re- 

 spond to purgative medicines, we may expeci a recovery. Espe- 

 cially is this the case with the first described form of the disease. 

 I have never lost a case in this form of the disease where the 

 bowels responded to purgative medicines. If the case has ad- 

 vanced too far for the bowels to become liquid, the patient will 

 surely die. The action of the intestinal glands pouring out fluid 

 relieves congestion and assists in eliminating the poison. The 

 kidneys should be stimulated in order to get rid of as much 

 poison as possible. By this means we can hold the disease in 

 check until the secretion of the intestinal glands takes place. 

 Eight drachms of aloes and one drachm of calomel should be 

 administered as soon as possible. Nitrate of potash, one-half 

 ounce; sweet spirits of nitre, one ounce; tincture of belladonna, 

 one drachm; bromide of potash, one drachm, should be given in a 

 pint of water every three hours, until four doses have been given, 

 or until the bowels have responded; then give throe times a day. 

 One ounce of aloes should be added to the fourth dose. The same 

 quantity of aloes should be given with the seventh dose. The 

 bowels must be made fluid, and the purgative should be repeated 

 until this is done. Many cases require six, seven, and even eight 

 purgative doses, and I have given ten in forty-eight hours. If 

 the bowels respond in twenty-four hours, the horse, in two days, 

 requires no further treatment. Ice in a sac should be applied to 

 the head and kept up for twenty-four hours. Blisters may be 

 applied to the spine. I seldom use slings. My experience has 



