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tincture ot veratrum viride in: five-drop doses every half hour to two hours 
until the pulse is diminished in frequency and the symptoms improve. 
Aconite is another good remedy for the early stages, especially 
for prominent and persistent fever-symptoms; hard, rapid pulse; labored 
breathing; inflamed nostrils and eyes. Belladonna is needed for dull, red, 
or wild eyes; vessels of the head swollen, and those of the neck pulsating;. 
hot, dry mouth; plunging; raging; unconsciousness; increased paroxysms; 
convulsions in the legs; foaming at the mouth; the horse falls, sweats, lies. 
a short time, and rises again with violent actions. Give opium for constipa- 
tion; slow and full pulse; drowsiness; stupor; breathing slow; glassy eyes; 
nostrils spread. Gelsemium is desirable when the disease results from 
direct exposure to the hot sun; much weakness of the muscles; enlarged 
pupils. Give glonoine when the eyes protrude, with wild, staring look,, 
without the fury which indicates belladonna. Arnica (putting ten drops 
of tincture in a pint of water, and giving a tablespoonful every hour, or 
oftener) is desirable when the disorder arises from a blow or other external 
injury. Bromide of potassa in-half-drachm to one-drachm doses, or chloral 
hydrate in doses of twenty to forty grains, will allay the delirium and. 
violent symptoms. Put cold cloths about the head, and give as diet a 
little hay or grass, with a free allowance of water, keeping the animal in a 
cool, airy stable and.insure as complete quiet as possible. 
APOPLEXY.—SLEEPY STAGGERS. 
This is characterized by an impairment or loss of consciousness, feeling, 
and power of motion, caused by pressure on the brain from concussion, con- 
gestion of blood-vessels. We treat apoplexy and sleepy staggers together, 
though they are not the same. The former is much more rapid in its. 
course, but calls for such measures as are here indicated, if time is given for’ 
‘any treatment. . 
Symptoms.—Dullness in the stable or harness; hanging of the head,. 
often with some object as a support; sight and hearing dull; pulse and 
‘breathing slow; the horsé takes food with his lips, dozes, wakens and re- 
news eating; the dung does not pass frequently, and is scanty. As the dis- 
ease increases, the horse may be startled by a sharp noise, as the cracking 
of a whip, but is unable to move; prefers to stand, the legs being in strange 
positions, pushed forward or back, or even crossed; falls, and cannot rise3, 
nind legs sometimes convulsed; then the eyes protrude, staring fiercely: 
and immovably, the pupils becoming enlarged; grinding teeth; swallowing: 
difficult, or wholly stopped; muscles twitch; vessels of the neck are en- 
larged; nose cold; dung passes involuntarily; sometimes nervous excite~ 
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