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Case 7. — Five-year-old entire horse, recognised as ill on the 2gth 

 March ; brought to the College on the afternoon of the 30th. 



The animal was greatly depressed, and walked with a rolling motion, 

 the muscular weakness being such that the limbs almost collapsed at 

 each step. The ears and membranes were cold. 



Placed in a box the animal stood constantly in one position, the 

 head depressed, the eyelids almost completely closed, and tears running 

 abundantly over the face ; the conjunctiva was of a very marked 

 violet-red tint ; the gums were bordered by a stripe of the same colour, 

 more especially marked in the lower jaw ; the temperature was 4i'3° C. 

 (io6*3° F.). The animal occasionally had paroxysms of coughing, the 

 cough being strong and dry. On auscultation the vesicular murmur 

 was absent from the lower part of both pulmonary lobes, being replaced 

 by moist rales. The respiration was 22 per minute, the circulation 

 rapid, the cardiac beats being strong though rhythmic ; the pulse was 

 70, small and thready. Although appearing severely attacked the 

 patient voluntarily took food. The fseces were normal. 



Same treatment as for Case i. Condition stationary for forty-eight 

 hours. On the third day improvement was noted. The normal respi- 

 ratory murmur had returned at points where it was previously imper- 

 ceptible. Temperature 40*1° C. (i04"i° F.), respirations 14, pulse 55. 

 The improvement gradually continued without incident. On the 5th 

 April the animal recovered its usual appearance, ate all its food, the 

 stiffness had disappeared, the conjunctiva showed a yellowish tint, 

 temperature 38*^ C. (100*4° F-^? respirations 15, pulse 40. 



On the 8th April the patient was sent home cured. 



Case 8. — Six-year-old entire horse, entered the School 30th 

 March. 



Principal Syinptoins. — Very pronounced depression, somnolence and 

 lolling gait ; eyelids half closed and swollen ; conjunctiva hyperaemic ; 

 mouth hot ; tongue coated ; gums bordered by a narrow violet-coloured 

 stripe. Auscultation and percussion of the thorax revealed nothing ab- 

 normal. Temperature 40*2° C. (i04'3° F.) ; respirations 26; pulse 70, 

 difficult to discover in the arteries of the extremities. 



Treatment. — Expectant. 



The animal took a portion of its food. On the 31st March and ist 

 April the condition was stationary. 



On the 2nd April the animal was less depressed, and the discharge 

 from the eyes had diminished. The temperature was only 39*3° C. 

 (I02'7° F.). Recoverv was complete on the sixth day. 



These are typical cases of benign influenza, rapid in onset and in 



