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1 4th. — Does not appear so well this morning ; her bowels 
are again constipated ; tetanic symptoms returned ; gave 
with great difficulty another dose of Belladonna and Nitric 
Ether. Saw her again in the evening, when she appeared 
worse. On the following morning she was down, and I had 
her destroyed. 
Case VI. 
A short time since, a small terrier dog was brought to me 
with a slight wound between the claws of one of his fore 
feet ; I sent a small bottle of tincture to be applied daily ; 
about the third day he was brought again, said to be unwell. 
I saw that tetanus was coming on, I administered a dose of 
purgative medicine, and gave him a warm bath immediately; 
the bath was repeated several times, but without any bene- 
ficial effect, as he died on the following day. 
CASE OF “TABES MESENTERICA ” 
By Alfred H. Cherry, V.S., 7th Dragoon Guards. 
A bay mare, 3 years old, purchased at Mullingar Fair in 
November last, joined head quarters in good condition and 
high spirits, so much so that it was dangerous to approach 
her, or even to groom her for some days afterwards. She was 
a very promising remount. Soon after this, she commenced 
to fall off, refused her ordinary rations. Bran was ordered, 
but this she evinced a dislike for. Oatmeal was substituted, 
but with a like result; when, thinking there might be some 
foreign or irritating substance in the intestines, a mild 
purgative was prescribed, which operated favorably, and for 
a few days improvement was manifest. She soon, however, 
went back again. About a month after this she showed 
symptoms of catarrh, for which she was treated in the ordinary 
manner ; those symptoms I imagined to be premonitory of 
strangles, which however never came forward. Her throat 
was blistered and head steamed, and ultimately a profuse 
discharge of mucus escaped from the nostrils. From the 
above treatment the discharges ceased ; still she did not 
improve at all in appearance. Shortly after this, pediculi 
appeared all over her body. The tail, from continually rub- 
bing it, was denuded of hair, as also were various parts of her 
body. Infus.Tabaci c. Hydrarg. Bichlorid.was applied on three 
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