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COMATOSE STAGGERS. 



When evacuation of the stomach 

 by purging is obtained, and 

 even very shortly after the ad- 

 ministration of a dose of aloes, 

 the delirium disappears, and 

 the animal soon recovers. 



Consequences. Death in a few 

 hours in many cases. Euptured 

 stomach indicated by symptoms 

 of vomiting. 



Symptoms yield slowly and with 

 difficulty to treatment. 



Consequences. No tendency to 

 ruptured stomach. Suppura- 

 tion often results with marked 

 symptoms of coma or pycemia. 



Secondly. Comatose form of Stomach-Staggers. The 

 horse in this case may manifest the general symptoms with 

 great severity, but there is great listlessness, rigidity of spine, 

 expanded limbs, laboured breathing, but rather slow ; in some 

 instances it is often stertorous and accompanied with a moan ; 

 a full, frequent, oppressed or bounding pulse ; head sunk and 

 eyes closed; vision impaired. A loud noise or strong blow 

 may cause the animal to lift its head and tremble, but the 

 stupor is such that it is surprising the animal stands as long 

 and as obstinately as it does. Delirium may appear at the 

 end, and the animal falls and dies in a convulsive fit. 

 Even in cases of recovery animals may be left permanently 

 blind from amaurosis. 



This form is sometimes confounded with sleepy staggers, 

 known also by the names coma, immobility, and which is a 

 chronic disease, often associated with tumours or other 

 organic disease of the brain. 



COMATOSE FORM OF STOMACH- 

 STAGGERS. 

 An acute disease. 

 Seen in horses of any breed. 

 Enzootic or epizootic. 

 Due to sudden repletion by food, 



and the latter is often bad hav. 



IMMOBILITY, COMA, OR SLEEPY 



STAGGERS. 

 A chronic affection. 

 Usually in low-bred animals. 

 Only sporadic. 



Occurring on any system of feed- 

 ing. 



