i2i ANIMAL CASTEATiOlSf. 



the symptoms are more marked, the enlargement 

 of the envelopes increases and is more diffuse, it ex- 

 tends down to the abdomen, and even under the 

 chest, passes along the thighs, is less ,/arm, less 

 hard, less painful, and pits under pressure. There 

 are slight colics, the pulse gets smaller, iutorniittent, 

 the respiration is increased, and the animal dies 

 towards the fifth or sixth day." 



The treatment to be recommended varies accord- 

 ing to different authors. While some prescribe de- 

 pletive and sedative treatment, laxatives and diu- 

 retics, many prefer tonics and stimulants. Tlie Ger- 

 mans claim great results from the u.se of tincture of 

 arnica (in small doses) administered internally. The 

 external treatment consists in sinai")isms, warm 

 fomentations, poultices, or fumigations under the 

 abdomen. 



TETANUS. 



As with most cases of traumatic tetanus, this com- 

 plication is generally fatal, and it is, without doubt, 

 the most dangerous of all and marked by the greatest 

 mortality. It is generally admitted that exposure to 

 cold and dampness is one of the most prolific causes, 

 especially in animals which, having but recently re- 

 covered, are too soon put to work. The various 

 modes of operation have also been considered to 

 have some influence upon its development, though 

 there is probably no ground upon which this theory 

 can find a support. Whether the nature of the soil 



