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THE STOCK OWXEll S ADVISEE. 



CHOREA. 



Chorea is a disease of the nervous system, characterized by 

 involuntary and convulsive muscular movements. It is fre- 

 quently seen in the dog. See Diseases of the Dog. 



A form of chorea, known as stringhalt, in the horse is fre- 

 quently met with, and is characterized by a violent spasmodic 

 jerking of one or both hind legs. It is seen more particularly 



Fig. 123— Stringhalt. 



when the animal first comes from the stabl»e and during cold 

 weather. It is due to some lesion of the nervous system. 



Symptoms.— To detect the disease when slight, he should be 

 made to walk forward, and turn to first one side and then the 

 other. While doing this the animal should be excited by using 

 the whip. Walk him forward, trot him, and excite him with the 

 whip. Some horses only show it in the stable by being made to 



