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101° F., \Yhen good nursing and tonics were con- 

 tinued. The animal made a rapid and complete 

 recovery. 



3. Half-breed mare suffering from septic intoxica- 

 tion due to retained placenta in non-pregnant uterine 

 horn. The above treatment was adopted and continued 

 for three days. In conjunction with this, uterine 

 douches of J per cent. Lugol's solution of iodine were 

 used. At the beginning of treatment the temperature 

 was 106° F. On the fourth day the temperature was 

 normal, and the animal made a complete recovery. 



4. A gelding suffering from general septic poison- 

 ing, evidenced by multiple abscesses all over the body. 

 The primary lesions were on the near hind-leg, and 

 infection seemed to be carried by the lymphatics, as 

 there was great thickening of the affected leg. Before 

 applying the above treatment, I took swabs of pus for 

 the purpose of having an autogenous vaccine pre- 

 pared. However, as the animal was in a most critical 

 condition, I decided to try bleeding and injection of 

 normal serum. The method employed was as in 

 No. 1, except blood was obtained from other horses. 

 By the time I received vaccine, four days from date 

 of sending swabs, the horse was well on the way to 

 recovery, and the vaccine was never used. Although 

 this animal was in an extremely emaciated and weak 

 condition, he made a splendid recovery. I have also 

 tried this treatment on several cases of pneumonia in 

 horsGs, with the same excellent results. I attribute 

 the good results obtained to the removal of excess of 



