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Symptoms.—These vary according to the severity of the case, and the 
successive stages, but some or all of the following will occur:—Poor appe- 
tite; thinness; quick breath; tender side; cud chewed imperfectly; mem- 
branes of the mouth, nose and eyes yellow; tongue lined with sticky mucus;. 
diminished milk, which is bitter and yellowish; yellow skin, urine and dung;. 
hot skin and other fever-symptoms; scaly, mangy eruptions (ot seen zn 
inflammation of the liver.) 
TREATMENT.—Give mercurius every three or four hours, especially 
for yellowness of the eyes, skin, urine and milk, and for excessive purging}. 
or if the dung be whitish. Podophyllin should be substituted for mercu- 
rius if that remedy fails or has been given in undue quantities for any pur-- 
pose. Arsenicum is to be administered for loss of appetite and cud, scanty 
urine, and great prostration. For marked constipation give bryonia and. 
nux vomica in alternation every three hours. To complete the cure and 
restore the system, sulphur will be invaluable. The food should be juicy 
and nutritious, consisting of cut carrots, potatoes, turnips, and the like. Past- 
ures which contain dandelion are efficacious, and the young and tender grass. 
of spring-time will sometimes be sufficient at that season of the year. 
Keep the bowels in a moderately lax condition. Further directions will be 
found in the treatment of Jaundice in the Horse. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE SPLEEN. 
This occasionally affects oxen, bringing on death in three or four days. 
from the onset. It is generally a complication of some other disease, but 
may be caused by over-work after feeding, the cud not being sufficiently 
chewed. It is especially common in damp, cold weather, though some- 
times in very dry conditions. 
Symptoms.—Pain in the belly; tender flanks; swelling on the side 
and flank (less however than that in Hoove, coming on less rapidly, and 
giving a deep, heavy sound when struck, instead of a clear, hollow one, as. 
in Hoove); loss of appetite and cud; dry, rough muzzle; fixed look; low 
moans; extended head; difficult gait; pulse at first full and hard, then soft 
and very small. 
TREATMENT.—Give bryonia for fever, thirst, constipation, and brown 
tongue, either alone or, if there be nervousness and deep, shaking breath-. 
ing, in alternation with aconite. China is good for hardness and swelling 
in the parts about the liver. If the region of the spleen is tender and the 
animal often looks toward it, give nux vomica. If the disease becomes 
chronic, give one or two doses daily of ferrum or sulphur. Mild, nutritious. 
food is necessary. 
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