286 PURPURA HEMORRHAGICA. 



"Thursday, March 17. The tongue much more en- 

 larged, so that she cannot feed ; she is continually laying 

 hold of the manger, and then resting her lips and tongue 

 upon it, which apparently seems to afford relief to her 

 sufferings ; she cannot get the tongue within the mouth ; 

 the kidneys acting freely, the turpentine perceptible in the 

 odour upon entering the box ; scarifications, and fomenta- 

 tions ; the tongue to be slightly manipulated, at intervals, 

 and placed if possible within the mouth ; she cannot take 

 any thing ; will make the attempt, but has not the power 

 of deglutating, in consequence of the enlarged state of the 

 tongue, 



" Six o'clock, P.M. There is now a perceptible difference, 

 the legs being reduced, also the chest and face ; but she 

 cannot yet retain the tongue in the mouth. I once more 

 scarified the tongue, gently manipulated it, and steamed the 

 head with bran in a bag. 



" Friday, March 18. The tongue can be used more 

 freely, appears lively ; picks a little hay, which evidently 

 gives her pain, as the tongue is very sore ; she retains the 

 hay in her mouth for a second or two, and then drops it ; 

 eats a few moudifuls of mash ; the swellings have become 

 larger under the abdomen, and there is a ditticulty of giving 

 any fluids by the mouth ; order 5iv. of turpentine in gruel, 

 as an enema ; the mouth and tongue to be gargled fre- 

 quently, with a weak solution of the chloride of lime ; she 

 has dunged, and urinated, but not so freely as before. 



"Ten o'clock, p.m. The mare has eaten some mash, 

 and drank three parts of a pail of water ; order the mouth 

 and tongue to be gargled ; some mash, and whitened water 

 to be placed before her. She urinated while I w^as present ; 

 very high-coloured, and also some coagulated blood in it. 



"Saturday, March 19. The tongue is in an improved 

 condition ; feeding better ; but clots of blood still passing 

 from the bladder, and the urine of a dark coffee-like ap- 

 pearance. It is evident that some of the renal vessels have 

 yielded. Omit the turpentine, and order one ounce of the 

 ferri sulph : in water ; this she took voluntarily ; the en- 

 largement under the belly not reduced ; the parts again are 

 scarified. 



"Sunday, March 20. Still improving. Order the ferri 

 sulph : in w^ater as before ; her taste is now returning, as, 



