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a few doses of nitre, and left in hopes that the horae would 

 do well. 



A few days afterwards I received a letter, stating that 

 the horse had remained dull, that his throat was sore, and a 

 swelling had formed between the jaws, and somewhat about 

 the lips. I coupled these symptoms with what I sup- 

 posed to have been the fever shiver of Sunday the 2nd of 

 August, and concluded the young horse had an attack of 

 strangles a disease which was then prevailing. I recom- 

 mended poultices to the swelling beneath the jaw, careful 

 nursing, and that a veterinary surgeon should be called in, in 

 order that he might watch the case, and open the abscess 

 when it was ready. The poultices were not applied, but the 

 neck was fomented with warm water. The abscess broke 

 rather unexpectedly, so that a veterinary surgeon was not 

 called in. The fomentations were continued, the abscess dis- 

 charged abundantly, but the horse grew weaker and weaker. 

 I advised gentle exercise and nutritive food, but the animal 

 was too weak to be moved much about; and towards the 

 20th of August and following days, he was led out a little 

 every morning, until Thursday the 24th, when he appeared 

 rather better on first moving from the stable ; whilst walk- 

 ing to and fro, however, he suddenly shook violently, gave 

 evidence of great pain, was replaced into his loose box with 

 difficulty, where he suddenly fell, paralysed on his hind ex- 

 tremities. He knocked himself about, and broke out into 

 a sweat, which was limited to the head, neck, fore limbs, and 

 trunk; the hind legs were deathly cold and rigid. This I 

 learned on the evening of the same day, having been sum- 

 moned to Selkirkshire by telegram. At nine P.M., I found 

 him lying on the near side, with bloodshot eye and dilated 

 nostril, pulse wiry and at 60, heart's action tumultuous, 

 breathing accelerated, the surface of the body somewhat warm, 



