210 DADD'C . ETER1NARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY 



ing very conclusively that the food was not the special cause). 

 Common salt was recommended as a preventive; but Delafoud 

 has shown that salt is not a reliable remedy in such cases. The 

 malady stopped spontaneously, and the point now to settle is th« 

 prevention of disease during the future seasons. 



For the lenefit of our readers who may not know the symptoms 

 of splenic apoplexy, we may mention that often there are premon- 

 itory signs — the animals apparently enjoying the best of health 

 early in the morning, may be dead some time before noon. Some- 

 times there are symptoms of excitement; the eyes are prominent, 

 and the visible mucous membranes are injected or reddened. 

 Symptoms of uneasiness suddenly manifest themselves, and col- 

 icky pains indicate abdominal disorder. The urine voided is high- 

 colored and red, and there may also be blood in the feces. The 

 back becomes arched, and the animal fixes himself, hanging on to 

 any thing by which he is tied, or he will press his haunches on 

 some resting-place in the corner of the stall. After this the ani- 

 mal soon drops, and is seized with convulsive pains and twitchings. 

 In addition to the discharge of feces and urine, tinged with blood, 

 there is a red, frothy liquid, which escapes from the nostrils ; the 

 animal bellows, moans, and soon dies." 



Treatment — Tonics, alteratives, and glandular stimulants are 

 indicated. Take of 



No. 24. Fluid extract of blood-root 4 oz. 



Fluid extract of golden sea.l 6 oz. 



Chlorate of potass 4 oz. 



Dissolve the potass in one pint of boiling water ; then add the 

 extracts. Give the patient a wine-glassful every six hours, until 

 amendment is perceptible, when the dose may be decreased to two 

 ounces every twelve hours. Rub the body with a portion of the 

 following : 



No. 25. Proof spirits 1 pint. 



Tincture of capsicum •-■ 4 oz. 



Two or three applications, in the course of twenty-four hours, 

 will suffice. Should the animal suffer much from colicky pains, 

 dissolve one ounce of hyposulphite of soda in four ounces of hot 

 water, to which add half a table-spoonful of powdered gingei, 

 and drench with the same. Pure air and a light diet wi r iid in 

 restoring the animal, provided the case is curable. 



