METASTATIC LAMINITIS. 
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On the 13th January, 1833, I was requested to see a black 
cart colt, three years old, belonging to Mr. John Cooper, in 
the parish of Evrington, labouring under an acute attack of 
enteritis, who had been so for eight hours previous to my 
being sent for. The treatment adopted consisted of bleeding, 
ol. lini, calomel, opiates, frequent enemas of warm water, and 
applications to the abdomen for several hours of blankets 
dipped in boiling water. 
On the following day, at 2 p.m., my patient was much 
better, being quite easy, and the pulse down from 98 to 
64 ; the artery soft, and easily compressible beneath the 
finger; the breathing easy, and 12 in number; my patient 
had also partaken of a little gruel and bran mash. The 
bowels not having responded to the aperient medicine, I gave 
ol. lini Jss, hyd. chi., 3j ; and continued the enemas. 
On the following morning, between 3 and 6 o’clock, a 
special messenger came to say the colt was much worse, and 
was blowing hard and heaving at the flanks very much. On 
arriving at the place, I found the poor animal standing, in the 
loose house, with his fore legs abducted from the body ; his 
nostrils greatly dilated; respiration 6l per minute, and very 
laboured ; the Schneiderian and conjunctival membranes in- 
tensely red; pulse full, much harder, and beating 76 per 
minute ; extremities cold ; and violent purging, approaching 
to tenesmus. 
The treatment consisted of bloodletting ; ext. bella- 
donnae, jj, opii pulv., 33, mixed in 3 quarts of thick white 
flour gruel ; hot fomentations applied to the sides of the 
thorax; and ol. crotonis to the pectoral region ; well clothing 
the whole surface of the body with blankets, and bandages to 
the legs ; and giving pot. antim. tart., 3SS, nit. pot., 3SS, in 
warm gruel, every hour until 3ij of each were given. 
At 4 p.m. my patient was very much relieved, but the 
faeces were still in a semi-fluid state. Gave opii pulv., 5SS; 
catechu, 3j; cretae preparatae, 3iv, in white flour gruel. 
16th, 7 a.m. — Patient much improved since last night; 
respiration 24, and less laboured ; pulse 36, and w^eak ; sur- 
face of body and extremities warm ; faeces nearly natural 
consistence ; and has partaken freely of gruel and bran mash. 
Gave liq. ammon. acet. ^ij ; nit. pot. 3ij ; ext. belladonnae, 
; and enjoined a mash and gruel diet, with hay-tea. 
8 p.m. — Still improving. 
17th. — Considering my patient so much better last night, 
I did not hurry to see him this morning. At 12 a.m., a mes- 
sage came to say that the. owner did not think the colt was so 
well, and was afraid the “cold” had seriously injured the left 
