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of feed at any time. Symptoms : Shivering and uneasiness ; he 

 refuses his food, moves about with the fore-feet, and seems restless ; 

 the mouth is hot, the pulse full and quickened ; soon the pain 

 in the feet becomes evident, he sometimes inclines to lie, points 

 with the muzzle to the feet, which are hot and tender; he 

 advances them in front, resting principally on the heels ; while 



the hind-feet are well drawn under him ; on backing him, he- 

 backs with reluctance ; when forced back, he drags one foot after 

 the other, evincing considerable pain in so doing. 



When moved forward he walks on his heels, his movements 

 being slow and difficult. The bowels are costive and fever runs 

 high. 



Treatment. — Give the horse a good bedding of straw, in a large 

 well- ventilated stall, so as to encourage him to lie down, which, 

 by removing the weight from the inflamed parts, will relieve his 

 sufferings very much, and assist in hastening the cure. As soon 

 as his bed is fixed, give him twenty drops of the tincture of 

 aconite-root in a half-pint of cold water, poured into his mouth 

 with a bottle < having a strong neck, and repeat this dose every 

 four hours until six or eight doses have been given. Also apply 



