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quite soft, and evidently shewed that its contents would be 
absorbed. The mare wore this truss day and night, and took 
her walking exercise in it daily. I need not follow the case 
in detail, but simply state that, on the 
10/A Aug. the enlargement of the hock was almost gone, and 
that, in a very short time afterwards, it became as clean as the 
other joint. The truss was discontinued on the 
20/A Aug., when the mare was discharged. Up to the pre- 
sent time there has been no appearance of a return of the 
affection. 
Remarks . — This is the fourth case I have treated success- 
fully in this way; and, from what I have seen of the plan, I am 
quite satisfied it is extensively applicable. The late Mr. Ions, 
of Waterford, many years ago, was the first person who men- 
tioned to me about puncturation with needles : he told me it 
was a very common practice with him. This case, however, 
did not fully answer my expectation ; and the matter remained 
unsettled in my mind until I saw in the pages of The Vete- 
rinarian a drawing and account of a spring truss for the hock, 
where the two remedies, puncturation and pressure conjointly, 
struck me as being very feasible ; and now I am quite satisfied 
that they will answer in many cases. I do not think that 
bursal enlargements can with safety be opened in any other way 
than by puncturation with needles. 
Fever, ending in Disease of the Lungs and Pleura. 
Jan. 18/A, 1845, 11 A.M. — Bay mare, aged four years, ad- 
mitted with fever. The mare had been to riding-school early 
in the morning, and appeared pretty well. She was now ob- 
served to be very dull, hanging her head, &c. I was sent for, 
and found her as above described. She was also “ blowing” a 
great deal, and appeared very weak, and the Schneiderian and 
conjunctival membranes were injected. The pulse was 70, 
but very weak. She was moved into a loose place ; her legs 
rubbed with turpentine liniment, and bandaged up. A tepid 
injection of soap and water was thrown up ; the body was 
warmly clothed ; potass, nit. ; resinse et aloes aa3ij, given 
in ball. 
Three o'Clock, P.M. — All the symptoms are increased. The 
breathing has become very quick ; pulse, still very weak, 75. 
I felt afraid of congestion, and, although I was fearful of the 
results of drawing blood, yet did I not, at the time, see any 
other resource. The mare lost about three quarts, which proved 
to be of a black treacly consistence. She appeared much ex- 
hausted, and the vein was pinned up. 
