204 THE VETERINARY DOCTOR. 
Symptoms and Treatment.—Uot head; dullness; drooping head and 
ears; bright, red, staring eyes; staggering. Later, the animal looks wild, 
dashes about, falls heavily in convulsions and dies. Treat as directed for 
this disorder in the Ox on a preceding page. 
APOPLEXY AND PARALYSIS. 
Apoplexy is very common in sheep, and usually arises from rich pas- 
turage, over-driving, and hot weather. 
Symptoms and Treatment of Apoplexy.—Dullness; sleepiness; red, 
fixed eyes; enlarged pupils; quick, hard pulse; loud breathing; heaving 
flanks; distended nostrils; falls, convulsions and death. Treat as for In- 
flammation of the Brain in the Ox. Give scanty food at first. Since an- 
other attack is liable to occur, it is best to fatten the animal for slaughter. 
Paralysis is sufficiently described as related to the Horse and Ox, and 
the reader is referred for treatment to the articles devoted to Paralysis in 
those animals. Rub the parts. Give gruel as food. 
HYDROPHOBIA. 
Hydrophobia is caused by the bite of a mad animal, usually a dog, and 
its symptoms appear from two to twelve weeks after the bite. In addition 
to the symptoms among cattle (which see), the sheep chase one another, 
lose flesh and appetite, are restless, and have increased sexual instinct. 
Ewes often become stupid and paralyzed and die without violent symptoms, 
while lambs have fits, and rams and wethers dash about and violently butt 
any object in reach. 
TREATMENT.— When a rabid dog has been m a flock, and it is not 
absolutely knéwn which sheep are affected, give belladonna to the whole 
flock once a day for several days, then once a week for some weeks. If it 
is known which ones are bitten, they alone need be so treated. For fuller 
treatment see Hydrophobia in the Ox and Dog. 
FITS.—EPILEPSY. 
This disorder frequently occurs an hour or two before daybreak ona 
cold morning. On rising from the bed the animal stares, staggers, falls, 
struggles, kicks, rolls its eyes, grinds its teeth, foams at the mouth, and 
sometimes passes dung and urine involuntarily; soon the paroxysm subsides 
and the animal appears in good health. The fit may occur daily, and 
its repetition will exhaust the animal and perhaps prove fatal in time. 
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