. The veterinary science [microform] : the anatomy, diseases and treatment of domestic animals also containing a full description of medicines and receipts. Cattle; Horses; Veterinary medicine; Bovins; Chevaux; Médecine vétérinaire. ;;l, ';1. 160 DISEASES AND TREATMENT OP THE HORSE. »' HYDROPHOBIA (RABIES) IN HORSES. disease never occurs in a horse unless he has been bitten by a mad doj^ or cat. Symptoms.—He shows restlessness, will bite and rub where he was bitten. These symptoms are followed by brain distur- bance, and the animal will act somewhat as if he was suffering- from inflammation of
. The veterinary science [microform] : the anatomy, diseases and treatment of domestic animals also containing a full description of medicines and receipts. Cattle; Horses; Veterinary medicine; Bovins; Chevaux; Médecine vétérinaire. ;;l, ';1. 160 DISEASES AND TREATMENT OP THE HORSE. »' HYDROPHOBIA (RABIES) IN HORSES. disease never occurs in a horse unless he has been bitten by a mad doj^ or cat. Symptoms.—He shows restlessness, will bite and rub where he was bitten. These symptoms are followed by brain distur- bance, and the animal will act somewhat as if he was suffering- from inflammation of the brain; but in this disease the animal is wicked, and will bite at you in a peculiar way, just like a vicious doj;". The animal becomes more excited, turns round and round in his stall until he gets weak and falls down, and gradually keeps getting worse until he is relieved by death. Treatment.—If the horse is showing the above symptoms, and he has been bitten by a dog, have him destroyed at once; but if you were called to see after he was bitten by a mad dog, and before he shows the above symptoms, take a sharp knife and cut away the flesh around the bite, then burn it with a stick of caustic, potash or nitrate of silver. If you have not these, burn it well with a red hot iroq or anything to destroy the poison. LOCKJAW (TETANUS). This is purely a disease of the nerves and receives its name by the way it acts on the muscles of the jaw. Sometimes they become so set that you could not pry the animal's mouth open. There are two forms of this disease, one is known as the trau- matic form, this is where the disease follows an injury or opera- tion, which can be seen ; the diopathic form of the disease comes on the animal without any visible injury or operation. In this case it is thought to be brought on from worms or bots in the stomach or from being exposed to extreme cold. Causes.—The general causes of this disease are when a nail runs in the horse's fo
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