16 CADD’S VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY. 
to treatment, the remedies which have succeeded best with me are, 
camomile (some doses), then sulphur and nux vomica. In a par- 
ticular case, where, independently of the symptoms peculiar te 
vertigo, the conj»xctiva, tongue, and mouth were more yellow, 
the horse frequently flexed his fore-legs, seldom .ay down, the 
feces were hard, and he passed but little urine. 
The reader will perceive that many of the symptoms above 
alluded to are present in other diseases of the brain: therefore, 
some difficulty may be encountered in diagnosing the ‘ase. It is 
best for us, however, to diagnose the case on the symptoms of 
dizziness or giddiness; then a mistake is not likely to occur. Yet, 
after all, a mistake in the true nature of the malady will not 
prove disastrous, provided the patient be treated on the general 
principles laid down in this work, by means of sanative medicines 
and little good common sense. 
Treatment.—For example, should a horse have an attack of 
vertigo on the road, the driver must immediately stop and loosen 
the throat-latch and check-rein. Then let the animal stand in 
quietude for a few minutes, during which time he may possibly 
recover, and soon be able to resume the journey. If not, he must 
be taken out of the harness, and carefully led to the nearest sta- 
ble, or where he shall be free from annoyances of every kind. 
After the excitement is over, the animal may be led home, and 
put into a roomy stall, where he must be dieted according to his 
condition. If fat and plethoric, bran mashes are indicated, in‘o 
which should be stirred a drachm or two of hyposulphite of soda 
Should the patient be poor in flesh, a few good oats are indicated, 
to which add a small quantity of powdered ginger and balmony 
The surface of the body being cold, it must be warmed, after the 
usual fashion, by means of clothing. But should the surface of 
the body feel hot, more particularly in the region of the head, 
then tonics, stimulants, and food are to be withheld. A bucket 
of cold water is then to be placed before him, into which about 
four drachms of nitrate of potass may be stirred. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE Brain (BLIND, SLEEPY OR Map 
STAGGERS). 
The contents of the cranium are called, collectively, the ence- 
phalon : hence the term encephalitis. which signifies ir lammation 
