496 ALPHABETICAL SUMMARY. 
PARTIAL PARALYSIS. 
Cause.—V iolent exertion. 
Symptom.—One hind leg gets in the way of the other, and threatens 
to throw the animal down. 
Trealment.—A loose box; warm clothing; good grooming ; warmth 
to loins; regulate the bowels with mashes and green-meat; absolute rest. 
Give the following ball night and morning: Strychnia, half a grain, 
(gradually work this medicine up to one grain and a half;) iodide of 
iron, one grain; quassia powder and treacle, a sufficiency 
PHLEBITIS, OR INFLAMMATION OF THE VEIN. 
Cause —Motion. Bleeding in the neck and turning out to grass; or 
from either of the limbs, and then forcing the animal to walk. 
Symptoms.—The earliest indication is a separation of the lips of the 
wound and the presence of a small quantity of thin discharge. A small 
swelling then takes place, and the vein hardens above the puncture. 
Then abscesses form along the course of the vessel. These mature, 
burst, send forth a contaminated pus. The abscesses are united by 
sinuses. If these signs are neglected, a dark discharge resembling de- 
cayed blood issues from the numerous wounds and soils the neck. 
Dullness ensues; the brain becomes affected; and the horse perishes 
phrenitic. 
Treatment.—Remove the pin and apply a blister. Another may be 
required. In bad cases, blister must follow blister, but not be rubbed 
in. A little oil of cantharides should be put over the sore with a paste- 
brush. Place in a loose box and litter with tan; feed on slops, which 
require no mastication. Let the horse remain there and be so fed for 
six weeks subsequent to the cessation of all treatment. Then give a 
little exercise at a slow pace, gradually augmented. At the end of three 
months the horse may do slow work. But the horse should not wear a 
collar or go into the shafts before the expiration of six months. 
PHRENITIS. 
Cause.—Unknown. 
Symptom.—Heaviness, succeeded by fury in excess, but without any 
indication of malice. 
Treatment.—Bleed from both jugulars till the animal drops. Then 
pin up, and give a purgative of double strength. Follow this with 
