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CASES OF STRANGLES, ETC. 
lungs, and fancied I heard a churning or roll of water. The 
next day a large seton was placed in the breast, swelling 
had commenced, the back punctured, and tonic diuretics given. 
4 th and Qth . — Pulse creeping higher and smaller ; respi- 
ration quicker. On the 1th I drew from the left side close 
upon three gallons of fluid. Next day breathing somewhat 
easier. On the next day but one I passed the instrument 
through the old hole, and about three quarts more ran off. 
All this time the mare was eating heartily, and the owner 
did not wish to put her away. On the Saturday night she 
was stuck, and removed without my knowing. Monday 
morning I went to examine the diseased parts. The lungs 
had been thrown to the pigs ; I was informed that there was 
a quantity of water and matter floating in the chest. I did 
see the ribs as they hungup in pieces, and imagine, from the 
effused lymph on the pleura costalis, that it must be flocculi 
of lymph they mistook for pus. Some argue that we cannot 
have effusion without previous inflammation. In this case 
nothing of the kind was perceived; the mare was housed, 
daily at work, and under their eye. At first sight I thought 
she was much like a few cases I had last year, which, I 
apprehend, w r as a sort of influenza in another form ; yet I 
adopted a different treatment, and they quickly recovered in 
a different manner to what they do in influenza. If I am not 
trespassing too much, I will give a very short account of them. 
On the Y6th of May I was fetched to Gamston, to Mr. 
differs, to a black cart mare. On making inquiries, they 
informed me that she was perceived amiss the night before, 
went stiff, and did not eat well. Present symptoms, pulse a 
little over 60 and full ; respiration quicker than natural ; 
hind legs swollen up to above the hocks, and particularly 
painful to the touch. Of course they wanted to know what 
the complaint was ; I gave it the name of inflammatory 
oedema, with which they seemed perfectly satisfied, and 
questioned me no further. I bled cautiously, and sent a 
ball of Al. 3 iv, combined with diuretic. At the same time, 
the blacksmith at the other end of the village, who keeps 
but one, had her attacked just the same. The pulse here 
was fuller and quicker; ears cold and clammy, and right 
down the face and nose cold. Took more blood from her. 
Next day both were somewhat better, and quickly recovered. 
On the 1 9 th Cliffe had another, a chesnut mare, attacked, so 
they got the smith to bleed, and left word I was to be sure 
and send some of the same balls. Next morning they came, 
just after I had gone to a neighbouring fair, and said she 
was much worse, that her knees were swollen, and her 
