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‘flows from the mouth; indications of dysentery, such as straining and 
‘passage of bloody mucus; weakness; perhaps paralysis; increasing pain in 
later stages; in cases of vegetable poisoning, stupor and great drowsiness, 
enlarged pupils, paralysis, snoring, breathing; in mineral poisoning and 
-animalirritants, nausea, pains 
in belly, horse looks at his 
left flank, paws and rolls. 
In all extreme cases the 
horse dashes against the 
walls, or throws himself |/|| 
upon the ground, becoming | 
delirious, and dies. 
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In all 
-cases the poison must be re- 
moved, or neutralized by 
TREATMENT. 
antidotes. For metallic poi- 
sons, as arsenic, corrosive 
Symptom or ACUTE GASTRITIS. 
‘sublimate, verdigris, lead, 
copper, etc., give white of egg in water, soap-suds, or sugar and water, 
adding iron-rust for arsenic; for lead, give Glauber’s or Epsom salts. For 
acids, as sulphuric, prussic, nitric, ete., give soda, chalk and water, am- 
monia, or magnesia. For alkalies, such as ammonia, salt of tartar, etc., 
give lemon juice and other acids. For any case, give linseed-tea, starch- 
water, or arrowroot., Injections are serviceable. Generally give mild 
_ food, and in small quantities, during treatment and some time thereafter. 
THE GENERAL FORM. 
This type is caused by a subtle poison in the air, acting on the brain 
- of such animals as are predisposed to disease by general debilitating agen- 
cies, and especially by impure air from improper ventilation, the latter be- 
‘ing an independent cause; by the coating process attended with some chill 
or nerve-disorder or fever. All of these operate on the nerves of the 
stomach and neighboring organs, producing inflammation. 
Symptoms.—Pulse sixty to eighty per minute, small and weak, though 
- soft and full at the beginning; foul and slimy tongue; saliva increased; 
-appetite wholly lost from the commencement; limbs swollen and hot, or 
- cold and not swollen; great weakness, the horse walking with legs wide 
apart, or dragging them; membrane of the mouth deep red, yellow, or of 
-a brick-dust shade; eyes nearly closed, water penetrating the lids; some- 
- times a mucous pus instead of tears; the coat may be dry and loose, com- 
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