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colour, and coated with tough mucus, their extraction causing 
pain and an ineffectual straining to void more. His breathing was 
very quick, abdomen slightly contracted, and expressing pain on 
the application of pressure. 
Treatment . — Venesection to seven quarts, and give as a drink 
Barb, aloes in solution 3 vij, spts. nit. seth. §j, ol. lini. gxij ; the 
body and legs to be warmly clothed, and 5 iij Barb, aloes in a quart 
of gruel, as an enema, with Jvi spt. tereb. rubbed on the abdomen. 
Six o'clock . — The extremities not so cold — countenance not so 
desponding : the enema has been ejected, and with it some small 
hard dung-balls, with a mass of stringy, tough mucus, resembling 
worms. Continue enemata of gftuel. 
Eight o'clock . — The extremities again cold, pulse 90, expresses 
acute pain, and very restless. Six more quarts of blood taken, 
and liquid blister applied to the abdomen. Wrap a warm rug round 
the body, and give spts. nit. §j, pulv. opii 3 j, gruel a pint. Con- 
tinue to throw up clysters as often as they are ejected. 
Ten o'clock . — The horse has been lying down during the last hour, 
and sometimes struggling violently ; the body is covered with cold 
sweat, the legs feel deathy cold and clammy, and although yes- 
terday they shewed symptoms of having done severe work, the }' 1 
are now as fine as when he was foaled. The heart’s action not 
to be felt at the angle of the jaw, but trembling of the muscles of 
the shoulders : he has evacuated a considerable quantity of dung 
in a pultaceous mass, but I consider him fast sinking. I now, as 
a dernier resource, determined to apply the actual cautery to the 
abdomen, which I did in the form of a large shovel, red hot, ap- 
plying its whole surface, and drawing it slowly from the anterior 
portion of the epigastric and left hypochondriac regions to the 
umbilicus : the horse evinced not the slightest pain, cuticular sen- 
sibility having apparently ceased. 
In twenty minutes after the application of the cautery the body 
and extremities had regained their natural warmth. The horse 
continued lying at length, breathing easily and softly, in which 
state he remained nearly two hours. He then rose, attempted to 
shake himself, and began searching his manger for food. The 
next day he was convalescent, but the burn on the abdomen was 
not healed for two months. 
I remain, Sir, 
. Your obedient servant. 
14th March, 1845. 
*** During the perusal of this case, we must confess we had 
all along prepared ourselves for an account of “ the appearances 
