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ing following, is surprised to find the horse down and unable 

 to rise without assistance ; and upon getting him up he finds 

 that he is iacapable of either walking or standing without sup- 

 port. In a few hours, however, he may so far recover as to 

 be able to stand without assistance. It is very rare indeed 

 that the loss of power in all the limbs remains complete. 



The symptoms at this stage of the malady are generally 

 well marked. The head will be drawn to the contrary side of 

 the body paralysed ; one half of the lips and the ear of the side 

 aifected wiU hang pendulous and powerless ; the eyelids will 

 be drawn downwards, and the eye wUl present a squinting 

 appearance ; the limbs of the same side will be placed wide 

 from the trunk, and at irregular distances from each other, and 

 the patient, if made to walk, wiU do so slowly and spasmodically, 

 and instead of moving in a line directly forwards, the body will 

 move in a curved direction. In the more severe forms of the 

 disease, the anus is partly open, and the urine dribbles from the 

 patient involuntarily. 



Patho&nomonio Symptoms. — The limbs of the animal are 

 to a considerable extent powerless. The patient moves feebly and 

 irregularly, and in doing so, the body is involuntarily drawn to 

 one side. 



Causes. — Excessive labour, old age, and constitutional 

 debility. 



Teeatment. — Perfect recovery is not to be expected. If 

 the animal be old, and not valuable for purposes of breeding, it 

 is best to destroy the patient. Where, however, it is determined 

 to try the case, the best remedies in general are — Aconite, Ehus 

 Toxicodendron, Strychnia, and the Cold Water Douche. 



Aconite. — Wius Toxicodendron. — Should the patient be 

 feverish, have recourse to Aconite and Ehus. Use them of 

 the 1st dilution, each in 2-drachm doses, and give them alter- 

 nately every three or four hours. 



