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HYDROPHOBIA. 
and quicker; pulse about 72. I directed the fomentations 
to be discontinued ; applied a strong blister around the 
wound, and lanced the abdominal swelling in several places. 
His dung being pultaceous, I did not give him any medicine. 
Thursday , 11th. The horse is feeding well ; pulse 70, but 
not so strong as before; breathing, natural; conjunctival mem- 
brane slightly injected ; dung getting harder ; repeated the 
aperient dose. 
Friday , 12th. Pulse 64, and much improved in character; 
breathing more easy and quiet ; extremities warm ; appetite 
good ; bowels responding to medicine. Apply a mild blister 
to the side, and continue diet as before. 
Saturday , 13th. 1 find my patient’s pulse is much improved, 
it having fallen to 56. From this date, improvement was 
regular and continuous. Three weeks after, the wound w r as 
quite healed, and, as the animal in every respect appeared 
quite well, he was put to his usual work, at w 7 hich he con- 
tinues without manifesting any symptom of inconvenience 
from the loss of the piece of omentum I removed. 
Colts, very soon after castration, in some few instances, are 
found to have a portion of omentum protruding through the 
wounded scrotum. In such cases, it is a well-established fact 
that no bad consequences are likely to follow 7 the removal of 
such omentum. The case which I have attempted to narrate 
will go far to show 7 that omentum may be removed from the 
abdomen of a horse, w ithout any serious after-results. The 
constitutional irritation in the preceding case arose probably 
more from the opening into the serous cavity than the re- 
moval of the adipose tissue. 
53 , Newland, Lincoln. 
*** This is an interesting case, and w 7 as judiciously 
treated. Animals do not complain of the loss of omentum. 
— Ed. Vet. 
HYDROPHOBIA. 
Dear Sir, — Will you be kind enough to give your readers 
and subscribers the outline of the treatment of “ Hydrophobia? 
as recommended by Dr. Marshall Hall, in his paper in 
the Lancet for the 12th of February, 1853.* Dr. Marshall 
* We will look for the paper. 
