182 THE VETERINARY DOCTOR. 
stable immediately after the horse has come off of pasture may cause dis- 
orders of the digestive organs which will terminate in this fever, and inflam- 
mation from local injuries, if not immediately reduced, may affect the whole 
animal, giving rise to a form of fever which is alarming and should be 
carefully treated, while the simple form need cause no uneasiness unless the 
affection take a local seating. 
TrREATMENT.— When the coat stares, or the animal shivers, yawns, 
hangs his head, and is unwilling to move, and the pulse is small, if these 
‘symptoms are not the result of over-fatigue, aconite should be given every 
‘twenty minutes, until the shivering fit is succeeded by the hot stage, when, 
if the pulse is full and quick, and the body hot or sweating, it may be con- 
tinued every fourth hour. Symptoms for aconite are also restlessness, 
short, painful, anxious breathing, much trembling, burning, dry mouth, 
red. eyes and nose, great thirst, dry, hot skin. Belladonna is often useful 
when aconite does not wholly relieve the symptoms for which it was de- 
signed. After the shivering fit, if the pulse should remain weak and not 
much increased, the dung hard, and the urine yellow, or white and turbid, 
nux vomica should be given every four hours. Ammonium causticum is 
needed when, in addition to the symptoms calling for aconite, we also find 
extreme exhaustion; listlessness; short and difficult breathing; restlessness 
even when lying down; very cold ears, nose and legs; sweats; heaving 
flanks, at which the animal occasionally looks in a despondent manner; 
pulse ninety to one hundred, yet small, feeble, and quite indistinct; no 
passage of dung. Give bryonia if there be great weakness and unwilling- 
ness to move; hard and quick pulse; short and painful breathing, attended 
with catching at the sides and a grunt; pain on pressure of the ribs; fre- 
quent shaking and shivering; great thirst; sweats at night; scanty urine; 
constipation. Arsenicum may especially be used when the animal is re- 
covering. In the way of general care, instead of corn frequently give warm 
bran-mashes in small quantities. Sustain the strength, when declining, 
with a drench of a quart of gruel. If diarrhoea sets in, treat it with cold 
water and flour as a drink. When drinking-water is given, make it tepid. 
Clover and timothy are desirable when there is no purging. Arrowroot in 
a little wine is good for the weakness in the later stages of fever. Use 
additional clothing and wrap the legs in flannel if they are cold. Keep 
the stall cool. If it be very cool weather, the temperature should be about 
55° F. Provide plenty of clean bedding. After the fever the animal may 
have a short walk, and gradually take his accustomed food and work. For 
constipation an occasional injection of warm water will be advantageous. 
Remember that a feverish condition often attends a specific disorder whose 
treatment is requisite to the cure of the fever. 
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