84 Of an Apoplexy, or 



original caufe muft principally be attended 

 to. 



The gene- In lethargic diforders the horfe gene- 

 ra! fymp- rally reds his head with his mouth in the 



T^l^ ^^ "^^"g^^' ^^'^ ^^s P^^^ ok^n reclined to 

 ^'* one nde; he will (hew an inclination to 

 eat, but generally falls afleep with his 

 food in his mouth, and he frequently 

 fwallows it whole, without chewing : 

 emollient gly Iters are extremely necefTary 

 in this caie, with the nervous balls re- 

 commended for the flaggers, and con- 

 vulhons, p 87: ftrong purges are not re- 

 quifite, nor muft you bleed in too large 

 quantities, unlefs the horfe be young and 

 lufty. In old horfes, rowels and large 

 evacuations are improper, but volatiles 

 of all kinds are of ufe, when they can 

 be afforded ; the alterative purge, p. 94. 

 may be given and repeated on his amend- 

 ment. 



The good '^^^^ diftemper is to be cured by thefe 

 and bad"^ means, if the horfe is not old and pali 

 fymp- his vigour. It is a good fign if he has a 

 tcms. tolerable appetite, and drinks freely with- 

 out flabbering, and if he lies down, and 

 rifes up carefully, though it be but fel- 

 dom. 



But 



