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stated by the owner were not sufficient to convince me as to 
the aetiology. Upon questioning, the owner admitted to have 
seen worms passed with the manure. A pill was administered 
to the patient composed as follows: 
9 
Aloes pulv., 3 viss, 
Creolini, 3 iiss, 
Farin. sec. et aquae com. q. s., 
M. et. f. Bolus. 
Sig.—At one dose. 
On the second morning we arrived at the place shortly 
after the animal had been fed ; the ball had the desired pur¬ 
gative effect, and in the material defecated numerous worms 
were discovered. ; # 
While conversing with the owner we had an opportunity 
to observe one of the characteristic attacks. The patient be¬ 
came unquiet, quivering over the whole body, suddenly tum¬ 
bled against the partition, and fell to the knees. The occipi¬ 
tal and cervical muscles were contracted on the right side; 
the upper lip elevated. The eyes stared and partially re¬ 
volved, during which state the membrana nictitans was pro¬ 
pelled forward, occluding momentarily the vision. 
Consciousness and sensibility had for the time being ap¬ 
parently disappeared. After the lapse of about a minute, a 
gentle sweat exuded, and the conjunctiva became reddened 
by venous blood. The patient gradually recovered, but was 
evidently exhausted; after five minutes the condition was so 
far improved as to appear normal. 
We ordered all food kept from the horse except a small 
quantity of hay, which, together with water, constituted the 
rations for the day. On the following morning we adminis¬ 
tered 3 iij of antimony et pot. tart, dissolved in a bottle of 
sterilized water. Later the animal was given an injection of 
gr. if of eserin sulph. which emptied the passages of liquid 
feces containing a considerable number of ascaris megalo- 
cephala. 
After fourteen days the owner observed another attack of 
spasms, and we again gave the anthelmintic, with the result 
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