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him in a damp stable ; washing the limbs with cold water, or 

 riding him (while in a state of perspiration) into a stream of 

 cold water. 



Teeatment. — The best remedies, in general, are Aconite 

 and Aromatic Ammonia. 



Aconite. — 'Two or three doses of Aconite wiU generally 

 suffice to restore the patient, unless the case be one of more 

 than ordinary severity. Use the remedy in 2-drachm doses of 

 the 1st dilution, mixed with 6 or 8 ounces of water. The dose 

 may be repeated every thirty or forty minutess, until a change 

 for the better is observed. 



Aeomatic Ammonia. — Sometimes the Aconite fails to 

 produce the desired effect ; when this is the case, have recourse 

 to the Ammonia. The proper size of dose will depend upon 

 the size and breed of the animal ; 6 or 8 drachms, however, 

 may be given with safety in a pint of cold water. If it should 

 be necessary to repeat the Ammonia, half the quantity above 

 prescribed may suffice. 



Clothing. — The patient should be well clothed with warm, 

 comfortable clothing ; and, when convalescence is established, 

 warm gruel may be allowed the animal to drink. Should the 

 patient be affected with Cough, see article " Cough," page 286, 

 and treat the animal as there directed. 



LAMINITIS. 



INPLAMMATION OF THE LAMINA OF THE FEET. 



Laminitis is a disease less frequently seen than formerly. 

 It is exceedingly painful in its acute forms, and tends to utterly 

 destroy the usefulness of the animal. 



Inflammation of the Feet, of the Bowels, and of the Lungs, 

 may be fairly set down as three of the most violent and 



