Text book of veterinary medicine, Volume 3 (of 5)Law, James
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Text book of veterinary medicine, Volume 3 (of 5)
Law, James
Veterinary medicine
_Symptoms in_ =Cattle=. In cattle the animal is attacked without
premonition, bellows, breathes hard and with effort, has dilatation of
the nostrils, and squinting or rolling upward and backward of the eyes
and falls to the ground rigid and trembling. There may be violent
succussions of the limbs, head or neck, movements of the jaws, grinding
of the teeth, and the appearance of frothy saliva and elements of food
about the lips. The beats of the heart are violent, the pulse slow and
small, and sometimes intermittent. Involuntary micturition, defecation,
or discharge of semen may occur. In slight cases one or more of these
symptoms may be absent, and the victim may not even fall to the ground
but support himself against a wall or other object.
The duration of the attack may be from one to five minutes, rarely more,
and there is often a slow and progressive subsidence of the spasms. When
recovered the animal may get up and go to eating or rumination as in
health.
_Symptoms in_ =Sheep=. In sheep the attack is sudden. The animal ceases
eating or stops in its walking, and after turning or other involuntary
movement falls to the ground, head extended, mouth open, eyes rolling or
squinting, and with rigidity or twitching of the muscles of the neck or
limbs. There is the same loss of sensation, frothing from the mouth, and
grinding of the teeth as in the larger animals. The attack may last 40
to 50 seconds.
_Symptoms in_ =Swine=. In pigs a state of discomfort and restlessness
often marks the approach of an attack, referable probably to the
digestive disturbance or to parasites which furnish the occasion of the
disease. Uneasy, wandering movements, jerkings of head or limbs, rolling
of the eyes, and champing of the jaws may first appear. Then the animal
falls, extending its limbs and head, with open mouth, retracted lips,
and a free flow of saliva. Trembling and jerking of the head, neck and
limbs, hurried, short, difficult breathing, and complete loss of
sensation may be noted. Discharges of urine, semen, and prostatic fluid
are not uncommon. The attack usually lasts 2 or 3 minutes, and
exceptionally 10 to 15. In the shorter seizures, frequent repetition is
not uncommon, Delafond having observed 5 or 6 attacks in the course of
an hour.
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