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trated, but it must be remembered that it is not really necessary for the 

 animal to be exposed to the rays of the sun, as those confined in hot, 

 close places may suffer. This often happens in shipping, when they are 

 crowded together in cars. 



Symptoms. The premonitory signs are those of exhaustion — dull- 

 ness, panting, frothing at the mouth, tongue hanging out, irregular 

 gait, uneasiness, palpitation, when, if the circumstances which tend 

 to the prostration are not mitigated, the animal staggers from side to 

 side, falls, struggles for awhile, and then gradually becomes quiet, or the 

 struggles may continue, with repeated but ineffectual efforts to regain a 

 standing position. In serious cases the attack may be very sudden, un- 

 consciousness occurring without any distressing premonitory symptoms. 

 The less serious form is known to the colored cattle-drivers as ' 'overhet" 

 (overheated). 



Treatm.eilt. At first, when not very serious, removal to a quiet, 

 sheltered place, with a few days on a reduced diet, is all that need be 

 done. When the animal has fallen, apply cold water or ice to the head; 

 rub the body and limbs with cloths or wisps of straw, and continue the 

 rubbing for a considerable time. If the power of swallowing is not lost 

 (which may be ascertained by pouring a little cold water into the mouth) , 

 give three drams of liquor ammonia fort., diluted with a quart of cold 

 water. Be very careful in drenching the animal when lying down. Re- 

 peat the drench in a half hour, and an hour after the first one has been 

 given. Instead of the ammonia, a drench composed or three ounces of 

 spirits of nitrous ether in a pint of water may be given, if more con- 

 venient, but in all cases the ammonia drench is preferable. If uncon- 

 sciousness continues, so that a drench cannot be administered, the same 

 quantity of ammonia and water may be injected with a sj-ringe into the 

 rectuin. The popular aqua ammonia, commonly called "hartshorn," 

 will do as well as the liquor ammonia fort. , but as it is weaker than the 

 latter, the dose for a cow is about one ounce and a half, which should be 

 diluted with a quart of water before it is given to the animal, either as a 

 drench or an enema. When ammonia cannot be obtained quickly, two 

 ounces of oil of turpentine (spirits of turpentine), shaken with a pint of 

 milk, may be injected into the rectum, and will act beneficially until the 

 ammonia is prochred. 



As soon as the animal is able to rise, it should be assisted and moved 

 to the nearest shelter. All the cold water it will drink should be allow- 

 ed. The ammonia or spirits of nitrous ether drench should be adminis- 



