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take as much weight off the feet as possible. If an 

 attempt is made to move him he may sway his 

 body backward and forward, but will not move his 

 fore feet. If he is compelled to do so he will drag 

 them on the heels. I have seen cases where it was 

 impossible to move them back in their stalls. If 

 much pressure was brought to bear the animal 

 would fall rather than move its feet. In first look- 

 ing at a horse suffering from acute founder it might 

 be mistaken for congestion of the lungs by the 

 heavy, fast breathing and the dilated nostrils, but 

 no mistake need be made, as in founder it is not 

 willing to move, while in congestion of the lungs 

 it will move readily. The pulse in founder will be 

 full and bounding, while in congestion it will be 

 very weak and fast, and in some cases impercepti- 

 ble. It has also been mistaken for injury to the 

 back on account of it being arched, but in this case 

 the fore feet would be placed well under the belly. 

 The pulse is usually from sixty to eighty, promi- 

 nent, full and bounding; the appetite is impaired, 

 and in very severe cases the animal will not eat; 

 on examining the feet they will be found hot 

 to the touch. In some cases the animal will lie 

 down upon its side with its legs outstretched for 

 hours. In other cases, especially in the early 

 stages of the disease, it will stand persistently. 

 When the hind feet only are affected the horse will 

 stand with all his four feet together, the fore ones 

 pushed well under its body, the hind feet ex- 

 tended forward, in order to throw its weight on the 

 heels. We might think that the hind feet are af- 



