104 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



1836 and 1840, the symptoms of fever were strongly marked, 

 and often without any local inflammation. In other cases, local 

 inflammation would afterwards supervene; in which cases, the 

 partial flame was li-hted up, as it were, by general fever. The 

 importance of this disease, however, will demand a separate con- 

 sideration; hut, under the head of fever, we may consider an 

 affection which is by no means unfrequent, particularly during 

 the autumnal season, when the system is debilitated by 



moulting. 



A horse will appear dull on his journey, particularly towards 

 the latter part, and, on reaching his stable, is much fatigued. 

 He refuses his food — hangs his head in the manger — breaks 

 out in a cold sweat — his mouth is hot, and pulse quick, but 

 weak ; but his breathing, after a while, is in its natural state. 



In such cases, bleeding is generally forbidden ; and we find 

 the best treatment consists in the administration of febrifuge, 

 sudorific, and tonic medicine, such as the following, which will 

 often prove successful in immediately checking the disease : — 



Spirit of Nitrous Ether H oz. 



Camphor 1 dr. 



Nitre 4 dr. 



Gentian 2 dr. 



In a pint of warm water. — Ed.] 



CHAP. XXIII. 



DISEASES OF THE BRAIN AND NERVES. 



Ivjlammation of the Brain {Phrcnitis or Mad ^Staggers), Ejn- 

 lejjsy, Megrims, Rabies, Palsy, Kumree, Tetanus or Locked 

 Jaw, Stringhalt. 



Phrenitis, or inflammation of the brain, is generally occasioned 

 by overfeeding and too little exercise. 



The first symptoms, and these often escape notice, are — 

 heaviness, redness of the membranes under the eyelids, want 

 of appetite, and disinclination to motion ; but the symptom most 

 commonly first observed is delirium, or madness. The horse 

 becomes violent, plunges about the stall, endeavours to bite 

 those wdio approach him, or the horses that happen to be near 

 him. A horse has been known to leap out of a small window 

 when affected with this disorder ; and he is sometimes so violent 

 as to drive every one out of the stable. Sometimes he falls 

 down exhausted, and after lying for a time, gets up suddenly 

 and becomes as violent as ever. 



The treatment is immediate and copious bleeding : that is. 



