THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF GRASS SICKNESS

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ACUTE
* Depression/somnolence
* Distended abdomen
* Ileus (absence of gut sounds)
* Tachycardia (high heart rate)
* Salivation
* Gastric reflux
* Muscle tremors
* Ptosis (drooping eyelids)
* Patchy/generalised sweating
* Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
* Small intestinal distension
* Colic (occasionally)
* Colon impactions (occasionally)


SUBACUTE
* "Tucked up" abdomen
* Weight loss
* Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
* Tachycardia
* Colic (as disease progresses)
* Gastric reflux (as disease progresses)
* Patchy sweating
* Ptosis (drooping eyelids)
* Muscle tremors
* Colon impaction
* Reduced gut motility
* Rhinitis sicca (dried and inflamed nasal passages)


CHRONIC
* Severe weight loss
* Markedly "tucked up" abdomen
* Base narrow stance
* Rhinitis sicca (inflamed nasal passages)
* Ptosis (drooping eyelids)
* Slightly elevated heart rate (< 60 bpm usually)
* Muscle tremors
* Patchy sweating
* Mild colic
* Reduced gut motility​
 
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