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lie ate his mid-day feed, but whilst being groomed lie was 
very irascible, attempting to bite, and striking out with his hind 
legs. In this way he conducted himself till the following morn¬ 
ing, the 3d of September, when he was removed to the horse 
infirmary, which is quite close to the stable, and placed in a loose 
box where perfect quiet was insured. He did not quite finish his 
morning’s feed, but in other respects he appeared so well that 
later in the day he was taken back to his own stable. He had 
scarcely returned among his old stable companions when his late¬ 
ly-acquired vicious excitement reappeared, and with increased 
virulence. It looked as if their presence supplied the stimulus 
needed to arouse the grave symptoms associated with the complaint. 
With careful management and much trouble he was re-installed 
in the infirmary and seen by the author. 
When left to himself, he picked up bits of hay or litter; for 
the latter he seemed to bear preference. He commenced to chew 
it, when suddenly, and without apparent cause, lie would cease to 
masticate it, and with ears moving and eyes watchful, would pause 
as if his attention had been suddenly arrested and concentrated 
on something known to himself alone. With his head toward 
the manger, and seemingly oblivious of everything passing behind 
him. no movement of the observer escaped him. If a hand was 
raised, the poor, suffering animal lashed out two or three times 
in quick succession. But the most remarkable symptom to be 
noted was the almost constant rubbing of the near nostril. This 
might be interrupted for a few seconds, only to re-commence with 
additional violence. At times lie got into the position a horse 
assumes in micturating, and there was a good deal of flatus. 
There was no aversion to water; he drank some that was placed 
within his reach ; nor did he show an antipathy to a dog which 
was put down near him. There were tremors, chiefly noticed in 
the muscles of the hind quarters, and those of the fore extremi¬ 
ties were also similarly affected, when either of the limbs was in 
repose, or semi flexed. He was destroyed at 4 p. m. of the same 
day.— Veterinarian. 
