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Symptoms of Laminilis. — The acute form of this dis- 

 ease, as a general rule, comes on rather slowly and is chiefly 

 confined to the fore feet. Horses, after a hard day's trot- 

 ting, hunting, or working, during which the feet are more or 

 less violently exercised, are usually seen the next morning 

 suffering from this disease. Hours before the animal has 

 shown the peculiar symptoms of founder his gait is changed, 

 he is said to fumble, by trying to tread more on his heels 

 than on his toes ; but this is not always manifest. The time 

 and symptoms vary in many instances. When called to see 

 a case of this kind, the first view of the patient is often 

 enough to diagnose the disease, without putting a hand on 

 the patient, especially if he is in a standing position. The 

 animal is trembling or quivering all over, from the extreme 

 violence of the pain ; the eyes are glaring, the nostrils dis- 

 tended, and the flanks agitated to an unusual degree. In 

 order to relieve the agony he brings the hind feet as far 

 under the trunk as possible, to take the pressure off the fore 

 feet, which are thrust forward to an unusual degree. Should 

 we urge or force the creature to move, he shows the greatest 

 unwillingness. This he does by shuffling the hind feet under 

 him, and the effort is accompanied by blowing and panting? 

 as he makes a sort of timid leap forward. When the inflam- 

 mation extends to the whole four feet, the symptoms are 

 more aggravated, and the creature is more at ease lying 

 down. 



As we proceed to a local examination of the parts affected, 

 we shall find there intense inflammation. Placing the hand 

 around the hoof, or on the sole and frog, they are hot to the 

 touch, even though the wall and sole are so thick, which 

 facts show the violence of the inflammation. Throbbing of 

 the pastern arteries is another well marked symptom, for 

 they pulsate violently under pressure. Besides these local 

 there are the constitutional symptoms. These are indicated 

 by the pulse, respiration and temperature, and give rise to 

 the symptomatic fever, which in greater or less degrees al- 



