The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . state. relaxation of the sphincters, tracheal rales, and complete immo-bility, are forerunners of a fatal termination; convulsions areextremely unfavorable. Treatment.—If the patient emerges from the comatose state,convalescence is usually speedy. The treatment is to be adaptedto the pathological character of the affection, as represented bythe symptoms in individual cases. Pursuing this course, thera-peutical measures, so far from being the same, will be diametri-cally opposite in differ
The stock owner's adviser; the breeding, rearing, management, diseases and treatment of domestic animals . state. relaxation of the sphincters, tracheal rales, and complete immo-bility, are forerunners of a fatal termination; convulsions areextremely unfavorable. Treatment.—If the patient emerges from the comatose state,convalescence is usually speedy. The treatment is to be adaptedto the pathological character of the affection, as represented bythe symptoms in individual cases. Pursuing this course, thera-peutical measures, so far from being the same, will be diametri-cally opposite in different cases. In cases of nervous exhaustion^ DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. 395 there is danger of death from asthenia or syncope. Completerest is of the first importance. Alcoholic stimulants, in ouncedoses, should be given, if there be power of swallowing. If thepower of swallowing is gone, alcoholic stimulants should begiven by enema. Pounded ice, in a sack, should be applied tothe head. In some cases the body should be kept warm. Thepatient should be. placed in an atmosphere as comfortable, cool. Fig. 117—The horse conscious, assisted to his feet preparatoryto moving to the hospital. and pure as possible. If the animal is lying exposed to the raysof the sun, an awning should be erected over him. Eub theextremities and body vigorously, and use hot applications on theextremities. If the surface be hot and dry, the body should besponged with spirits and water or rubbed with ice and sprayedwith ice water; but this should not be kept up after the rectaltemperature has fallen below 104 or 105° F. If the treatmentis kept up after the temperature has fallen below 104° F., thefall is apt to be too rapid and great. The hypodermic injection 396 THE STOCK OWNER S ADVISEE. of ether is tigUy recommended by Prof. Smith, and I have usedit with good results. If the animal shows signs of returning con-sciousness, there is hope of recovery; if he wishes to drink givehim pure cold water.
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