GENERAL DISEASES. 



SIMPLE FEVER. 



This malady, as the name indicates, is a febrile condition affect- 

 ing the whole body generally; and is distinct from that kind of 

 fever which accompanies or presages an inflammation of some 

 special organ, such as the Lungs, Kidneys or Intestines; here the 

 fever is the diseased condition itself — unassociated with any special 

 part or parts of the animal system; the fever is the prominent 

 feature that has to be com batted; this once allayed and there is no 

 necessity to anticipate any bad after consequences. 



Symptoms — Heightened Temperature varying from 104 degrees 

 to 106 degrees. Quick strong full pulse; more frequent respirations; 

 legs cold; shivering fits; staring, harsh coat; loss of appetite; increase 

 of thirst; bow^els irregular in action, tendency to slight constipa- 

 tion; less urine passed than usual, and what there is appears high 

 colored. 



Treatment. — Aconite (-> five drops every hour for three doses, 

 wdien temperature will probably drop two degrees in a few hours; 

 after which Aconite 3X ten drops at intervals of four hours will 

 serve to complete the cure and in five or six days the horse will 

 be convalescent; theclinical thermometer must be frequently used, 

 as the internal heat must serve as a guide to indicate the patient's 

 progress; after the early and sudden decline the temperature 

 usually subsides gradualh'. 



If the legs are ver}' cold they should be dry hand rubbed to 

 arouse the circulation, and thereafter a flannel bandage, not too 

 tight, put on; the rubbing and the bandaging being periodically 

 renev.'ed. As soon as the body temperature begins to subside the 

 horse will evince a desire for food, which should be of a light and 

 easily digestible character, administered sparingly at first; the 

 thirst will all along be observable, and to slake this to his heart's 

 content the horse should be furnished with a constant supply of 



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