PAETIAL PAEALYSIS. 925 



up too soon ; will usually do so of his own accord when able, but 

 may be helped a little. 



In most cases it will yield to this treatment, and in three or 

 four days he will be convalescent. However, in many the loss of 

 power increases ; he makes frequent efforts to get up, but cannot 

 support liimself behind. In these cases the spine should be freely 

 blistered with mustard and turpentine, or with the strong ammo- 

 niacal liniment. Good nursing and care are everything; in fact, 

 indispensable. Give restricted diet, carrots, bran mash, etc. 

 When all fever and acute symptoms have subsided, and recoveiy 

 of power is tardy, give the following ball night and morning : — 



1 drachm nux vomica in powder, made into a ball, with linseed meal 

 and extract of gentian. Or, 2 grains strychnine, made into a ball in the 

 same way. 



The nux vomica or strychnine, whichever is used, should be 

 gradually increased, until to the maximum of what the system 

 will bear without serious disturbance, when it should be stopped, 

 or the dose diminished. He should be well bedded up with straw, 

 and as before stated, turned as often as once in every three to four 

 hours. It often runs its course in from thirty-six to forty -eight 

 hours, usually, however, in from three to six days. It is more 

 fatal in stallions and geldings than in mares. If a veterinary 

 surgeon is available, he should be called in promptly when this 

 disease appears. 



In a conversation with Dr. Macbeth of this city, (Battle Creek,) 

 on the foregoing disease, he informed the writer that he had 

 treated a great many cases during his practice, with success ; that 

 a short time before, directly after a severe storm, which was the 

 cause of keeping the animals idle while kept on their usual 

 amount of food, he had six cases, as a consequence, in one 

 week, all of which made good recovery. One case had been down 

 forty-eight hours, another some eighteen hours, and a third about 

 twelve hours before being called. This success induced me to 

 make the request that he would give me, in the fewest words, the 

 outline of his understanding of the disease, with his treatment, 

 which I give here as dictated by him : — 



" This disease is generally common to horses that are woriied 

 hard, then stand still with regular feed,, and when put to work, or 

 when driven, perhaps not going more than a quarter to half a mile, 



