. Special pathology and therapeutics of the diseases of domestic animals. Veterinary medicine. Symptoms. 893 Tne muscles of the paralyzed parts of the body feel at trst, and sometimes even later, very dense, almost as hard as a board; they are however not sensitive to pressure. At the same tune the superficial muscles may show considerable en- largement In the further course of the disease the muscles usually return to their normal consistency, or even liecome softer. The sensitiveness of the skin, as far as examination, because of the excitement of the animal, is possible is not changed; some
. Special pathology and therapeutics of the diseases of domestic animals. Veterinary medicine. Symptoms. 893 Tne muscles of the paralyzed parts of the body feel at trst, and sometimes even later, very dense, almost as hard as a board; they are however not sensitive to pressure. At the same tune the superficial muscles may show considerable en- largement In the further course of the disease the muscles usually return to their normal consistency, or even liecome softer. The sensitiveness of the skin, as far as examination, because of the excitement of the animal, is possible is not changed; sometimes it appears somewhat reduced, but no o-reat importance can be attributed to this finding, as the skin in the region of the croup or the thigh possesses a somewhat slighter sensitiveness, as compared with other parts of the body. Fig. Parnhjtic Iteiiiofilohincinid. The horse rose on the second day of the affection, but immediately fell back to the jjosition shown in the illustration. Spontaneous indications of pain are however not infrequent. The passive resistance of the muscles is at first increased, later diminished. Dexler and Marek found an absence of tendinous reflexes in the region of the paralyzed muscles. As the M. quadriceps cruris is also involved, the patella reflex is, as a rule, absent either on one or both sides. Dexler found the faradic irritability normal in the affected muscles, the mechanic irritability on the other hand was alisent in Marek's cases. In mild cases as well as in the early stages of severe affec- tions the temperature is not much elevated; but owing to the great restlessness of the animal a rise of i/. to 1° C. may exist from the beginning. In the later course of severe cases a con- siderably higher rise in temi^erature may be present, either. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly r
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