PAEALYSIS. 927 



the shoes from the fore feet to pi-event bruising of the chest and 

 elbows while lying; apply hot cloths or slightly stimulating lini- 

 ment to the loins and quarters. Keep the bowels open by moder- 

 ate cathartics and enemas, and thus assist the kidneys in execrat- 

 ing the effete materials from the blood. The kidneys usually act 

 freely enough, but should they not do so, diuretics should not be 

 given during the early stages, as they would mot^t likely increase 

 the already excessive congestion. Allow plenty of fresh water and 

 good, nutritious, easily digested food, if the animal will eat. 



" After the second or third day, should there be great debility, 

 vegetable tonics with alcoholic stimulants should be given in mod- 

 eration. The animal should be turned from side to side three or 

 four times daily, but on no account urged to get up, nor should 

 slings ever be used, as they only aggravate the case and retard the 

 recovery. When the animal is fit to be up, he will get up alone 

 without urging. 



" Should some degree of paralysis remain after two or three 

 weeks, nux vomica conjoined with diuretics are to be used. In 

 mild cases, a gentle cathartic, with a day or two of rest, is sufficient. 

 The progress is favorable, most cases making a rapid and complete 

 recovery. In the more severe cases, if the animal becomes quiet 

 after 12 to 30 hours, with regular, not much quickened pulse, the 

 appetite returns, and the animal lies a large part of the time upon 

 his chest ; recovery may be looked for, although the animal may be 

 unable to rise for five or six days. 



" When the animal continues restless and weak, will not lie upon 

 the chest except when held, refuses food almost entirely, the pulse 

 becomes weaker and quicker, with considerable elevation of tem- 

 perature, the case is to be considered a very grave one." 



Paralysis. 



" The horse is taken suddenly, falls down, and is unable to rise. 

 Sensation almost completely lost in posterior extremities. No in- 

 crease in the pulsation ; temperature will be found at 102 to 103. 

 The usual remedy is to give a sharp cathartic, (see "Physicking") 

 and have the animal placed in slings. Next apply stimulating em- 

 brocations to the spine, and give one of the following balls every 

 eight hours : — 



1 oz. alcoholic extract belladonna, 

 4 oz. bromide potass, 



Liquorice root sufficient to make into six balls for the first stage. 



" This treatment should be persisted in for the first four daj'-s, 

 thoroughly bathing the animal's hind quarters with mustard water, 

 and keeping up the stimulants to the spine until sore. The appli- 

 cation of a fresh sheep skin or a hot salt bath to the loins would be 

 still better. 



" There is another difficulty which resembles spinal paralysis, 

 namely Azotaria. (Treatment for Avhich is given under that head.) 

 As in the first case, the animal drops, and loses all power to get up. 



