276 VETERINARY HOMCEOPATHY. 



Symptoms. — Among the muscles of the loins and thighs, oc- 

 casional and sometimes constant twitching are observable; those 

 muscles which enable the horse to raise its tail are effected when 

 the animal is in the act of drinking. Very occasionally the 

 muscles of the neck, shoulders and arms are affected. 



When called upon to move the affected limbs are generally lifted 

 from the ground with an unusually sharp, snatchy action, while 

 on putting them down greater caution is observed than by a 

 healthy animal. If the horse is turned quickly from one 

 side to the other, it seems to lose control temporarily over its 

 movement; and if forced to back immobility will be very apparent 

 either by a decided refusal to move, by helplessly dragging the 

 affected limbs along without lifting from the ground at all, or by 

 snatching them up very spasmodically and putting them down 

 very cautiously; at the same time the tremulous twitching of the 

 tail will be noticeable. Walking or trotting in a forward direction 

 rarely discovers any peculiarity and avails nothing in an examina- 

 tion as to soundness. 



Treatment of either of these forms of nervous disease is very 

 uncertain and as a rule productive of little benefit; still, if one has 

 a horse in his possession that develops either of these morbid con- 

 ditions, it will be worth while to make an experiment with one or 

 more remedies to be indicated. 



lonatia ix in those cases wherein the symptoms are easily 

 aggravated by being startled or frightened. 



Agaricits muscarius 0. — Twitchings cease when at rest. 



Cuprum mctallicum 3X. — Spasms extremely severe, indicating 

 deep-seated disease — and structural change in the nerve centres. 



Arsenicum album 3X. — Symptoms worse at night; restlessness, 

 weakness; when brought on by work; comes' on periodically; 

 constitutionally impoverished. 



Zinc sulphate 3X. — When produced by injury or is the sequel 

 to some exhausting disease. 



PARALYSIS. 



This condition is somewhat rare in the horse, though there are 

 several forms in which it is occasionally observed; on account of 

 its infrequency we shall confine ourselves to a consideration of 

 those particular forms of the disease which are met with the most 



