LUfe DADDS VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGEiSi. 



evinces signs of abdominal pain. In that event, he should have 

 two or three drachms of fluid extract of Indian hemp. These 

 latter symptoms indicate danger, showing that the bowels are 

 congested, and the result may be mortification of the -ame. 



The following case, occurring in the author's practice, goes to 

 show that influenza may sometimes be followed by an acute disease 

 of the brain, pleurisy, etc. : The patient was a bay gelding, aged 

 about eight years. The groom informed me that the disease was 

 ushered in by a shivering fit. Soon a discharge from both nos- 

 trils ensued. The throat became sore; cough and laborious 

 respiration followed, and the animal became so weak that it was 

 almost impossible to back him out of the stall. He ate but little, 

 and in the act of drinking, the water returned through his nos- 

 trils. The treatment was commenced in the usual manner, by 

 administering tonics and stimulants, which seemed to have a good 

 effect on him. He also received enemas of soap-suds , yet, not- 

 withstanding, symptoms of pleurisy supervened. He appeared to 

 suffer much pain, and was very unwilling to have the region of 

 the chest explored. The least pressure on the region of the inter- 

 costal spaces would cause him to grunt or groan with pain. The 

 pulse was active and wiry, and the visible surfaces were much 

 reddened. I administered a full dose of powdered niter, and 

 twenty drops of aconite ; and fearing effusion into the chest, I 

 plastered the walls of the same with hot vinegar and mustard. 

 The latter made the patient very uneasy, and he cut up all kinds 

 of capers. In the course of a few hours I repeated the dose, and 

 left the patient for the night. Next morning I again visited him, 

 and was informed that he had made several attempts to get up in 

 the manger. I noticed that his head was elevated, and the eyes 

 fiery red. He acted wildly and showed decided symptoms of 

 phrenzy. On attempting to administer a sedative, the animal 

 went into convulsions, and I was compelled to make my escape 

 from the stall as quick as possible. He soon got his fore-feet ovei 

 the tops of an adjoining stall, five feet in height, remained there 

 for a short time, when he scrambled over and fell like a log right 

 into the next stall. I never expected to see him rise again ; but 

 after a few minutes, with some assistance, he got up. I gave him 

 twenty drops of aconite. During this day the frantic animal 

 went over a stall twice in succession, and fell very heavily each 

 time on his back, yet did not appear to have suffered any injury 



