POISONOUS PLANTS
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of the plant. The animal lies
down with the head backwards, and when forced to
rise it staggers, lifting the feet
abnormally high, urinates very
often, and immediately lies
down again. When standing,
the front legs are held well
forward and the hind legs
tucked under the body. The
heart-action is increased, the
pulse is very soft and hardly
perceptible. Breathing
becomes quicker and shallow
and the animals sometimes
moan on expiration. Water
and food are refused and
rumination is absent.
The animal shows great
uneasiness, getting up and
lying down and moving from
side to side. Sometimes there
is a quivering of the muscles,
especially those of the
shoulder, and all the reflexes
are exaggerated.
The vision of the animal is
impaire