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every two hours until the pulse is reduced in 

 strength and frequency. Encourage the animal 

 to lie down, as the recumbent position relieves it 

 very much. If the animal will not lie down of its 

 own accord, take a rope and put it under its belh 

 and let a man stand on each side and press the rope 

 tight against its belly, and by degrees the animal 

 will try to rest on it, and when it does so let the 

 rope go and the animal will drop down. When 

 once down it will likely remain so for several 

 hours, as it feels the relief thus obtained, and after 

 this it will lie down when it feels like it. It is rec- 

 ommended by some after the shoes are removed 

 and the foot pared, to stand the horse in a tub of 

 hot water, his head being tied so that he cannot 

 get out of the tub. I consider this a very useless 

 method and a very cruel one. To illustrate: Mr. 

 B. had a fast trotting horse, which got an attack 

 of laminitis from drinking cold water when heat- 

 ed. It was found in the morning in a very bad con- 

 dition. A veterinary surgeon was called in (who 

 had been taught the tub treatment). He had the 

 horse's shoes removed, the feet pared out, and put 

 into the tub of hot water and tied, and a groom to 

 watch him. By evening the horse was so much 

 worse that the owner thought he would die. I was 

 called, took the horse out of the tub, put the slings 

 under him, and as soon as he leaned his weight on 

 the sling I let him down. When the poor animal 

 was down it seemed very much relieved. I then put 

 warm poultices as above directed and gave the 

 animal a few doses of aconite to assist in the re- 



