142 DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



scene changes; he is alive, his ears up and «y < glar- 

 ing ; he is constantly changing his posture, pawing and 

 stamping. He has intervals of calmness for a short 

 time. Again he is active ; he whinnies, moans, dashes, 

 plunges, bites and kicks, without object or conscious- 

 ness. He exhausts himself, and then he is stupid and 

 sleepy. And so he generally goes on, till he has rup- 

 tured a blood-vessel in the brain, or worn himself out 

 by violence. 



Remedy. Bleed profusely. Give a gallon of herb 

 drink, made of mallows or other herbs. Give flax-seed 

 tea to lubricate the bowels and prepare for physic. 

 Back-rake, and give an exciting injection. In the course 

 of six or I en hours, give a dose of physic. Then give 

 mashes and feed sparingly, and keep in a dark stable. 



Another. Make an incision in the forehead, in the 

 form of a cross, two inches in extent, down to the bone j 

 dissect up the angles, and introduce a tea-spoonful of 

 cantharides ; then close the skin, and confine it by sliches. 

 In a few hours an inflammation takes place, a copious 

 flow of mucus from the nose ensues, and the symptoms 

 of the disease abate. A deep sore is formed, which 

 should be cleansed daily by soap suds. In this case the 

 cause should be removed by laxative food and gentle 

 physic. 



Another. Give physic and keep on light food. After 

 an operation on the bowels, give the following fever 

 drink : emetic tartar, one drachm ; powdered digitalis, 

 half a drachm ; saltpetre, three drachms ; mix, and give 

 in a quart of gruel. When this medicine cannot be ob- 

 tained, give, as a fever drink, two quarts of strong rasp- 

 berry tea, or other soothing astringent tea, adding the 

 saltpetre, or some other light diuretic dose, if convenient. 



VERTIGO, MEGRIMS, OR FITS. 



This is an inflammation of the brain in its mildest 

 form. The horse appears well, but owing to heat, fu f 

 nsss of flesh, rather fast driving, or the effects of exer- 

 Hon after inaction, he is suddenly seized, stops, shakes 

 «6 head, is giddy, looks around half unconscious. After 



