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ways accompanies Laminitis. The pulse often rises from 

 70 to 80 beats per miuute. The respiration, increased and 

 hurried, is easily seen by the dilatation of the nostrils and 

 the heaving of the flanks. The temperature increases any- 

 whQve from 10 1-5. These indications of high fever con- 

 siderably complicate the condition of the creature. 



The Symptoms of Fever are known by 

 The excited and anxious look ; 

 The hot breath ; 

 The parched mouth ; 

 Hurried respiration ; 

 Muscular debility; 



Diminution in the bulk of the excretions ; 

 The high pulse. 



These symptoms, together with the increased heat of the 

 whole body, and the continual desire for change of posture, 

 manifest the constitutional disturbance, (which has to be 

 combated in our treatment,) as well as the local inflamma- 

 tion of the feet, which is the seat of the disease. 



Terminations of Laminitis. — As we proceed to treat 

 of the different terminations of this disease, it may not be 

 out of place to bring to our remembrance the structure of 

 the parts aff'ected. Here we have a highly vascular tissue 

 which is the subject of acute inflammation. This is tightly 

 compressed between the horny hoof and the coffin bone ; 

 beside that part which is pressed against the sole while the 

 creature is in a standing position. In this case, where the 

 laminae is firmly bound down by the unyielding hoof, there 

 is no room for exudation and swelling, and consequently the 

 pain and fever are considerably aggravated. 



The acute form of this disease may have at least five 

 terminations : 



First. — It may terminate in an entire disappearance of all 

 the symptoms, and complete recovery. This sometimes 

 fortunately happens if the case is taken in time, when rest 



