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PYAEMIA IN THE HORSE. 
By Fred. G. Samson, Veterinary Student, Royal 
Veterinary College, London. 
On Sunday morning, August 7th, 1870, 1 accompanied Mr. 
H. Hussey, of Devizes, to see a grey mare, two years old, 
the property of Mr. Large, of Wilsford, which had been sent 
to graze at the farm of Mr. Lavington, of Poulshot. 
The mare had been lame of the off fore leg for upwards of 
a week. On examination, I found there was swelling of the 
leg from the coronet to the arm ; it was very painful and hard ; 
and when the mare was made to move, not the least weight 
was bro'Ught to bear upon the foot. On a closer examination 
I found the hair was rubbed off the leg in three places, and 
from the outer surface of the coronet a thin ichorous discharge 
was running from several small openings in the skin. 
The animal’s breathing was greatly accelerated ; the pulse was 
56 per minute, and hard in character; the appetite was im- 
paired, there was a slight discharge from the eyes, and a pro- 
fuse running of purulent matter from the nostrils, associated 
with a slight attack of strangles. I came to the conclusion 
that the leg had been injured, and this belief was further 
strengthened by the fact of the mare being found in the 
adjoining pasture, and that a gate was found broken to pieces 
in the field where she had been located. 
Fomentations were ordered, and these to be followed by a 
dressing with diluted soap liniment. 
August 8th. — Symptoms much the same. I inspected the 
foot very minutely, but found no disease ; the coronet was 
scarified at the posterior part and the fomentations were con- 
tinued ; I also left some febrifuge medicine to be given twice 
a day. 
12th. — The swelling of the leg was increased ; a con- 
siderable discharge of pus flowed from the posterior part of 
the coronet, instead of the thin ichorous discharge ; fomenta- 
tions to be continued to the leg and foot night and day. 
15th. — Pulse about 60 ; swelling had extended upwards, 
and the mare was very uneasy. An abscess was forming just 
above the knee on the inside. 
The same treatment continued. 
16th. — Patient lies down on the near side nearly the 
whole day, and continually groans from pain. Treatment still 
continued. 
