164 COMMON DISEASES. 



The purpose of this prescription is to stimulate and assist the 

 kidneys and skin to excrete rapidly. When chronic paralysis 

 remains after the acute stage has passed, mix vomica should be 

 given. Give one to two drams fluid extract nux vomica or one 

 to three grains strychnine sulphate twice daily in feed, beginning 

 with small doses and gradually increasing until there appear 

 symptoms of nervousness and muscular twitching, when the dose 

 should be discontinued or rapidly reduced. 



Prognosis. — Estimates of results must be given with great 

 caution, for sudden and unexpected changes may occur. Perhaps 

 40 to 60 per cent die in general practice. Prognosis is bad, when 

 complete paralysis occurs ; when the disease develops violently 

 from the start, the horse going down at the beginning and soon 

 loses control of the hind limbs or when the patient grows more 

 and more restless during progress of the disease, or is unable to 

 stand or support part of the weight in the sling. If patient can 

 stand alone or can stand fairly well when assisted by sling, the 

 prospects arc favorable. 



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