474 A CASE OE PSEUDO-MEMBRANOUS ENTERITIS. 
of the chest — the vertebral column seeming to be painful, and the 
alvine dejections not appearing. 
This seemed to be a case of acute enteritis. 
A severer diet was ordered — frequent friction — warm covering — 
emollient application to the kidneys — a bleeding of twelve pounds 
at the jugular, giving eight pounds of barley meal properly pre- 
pared, and also emollient lotions. 
At three o’clock in the afternoon I returned, and found the 
symptoms precisely the same. Twelve pounds of blood were 
abstracted, which produced considerable trembling and staggering. 
The same drinks and lavements were applied. 
19 th. — The symptoms were more disquieting — the beating was 
more prominent — the alternations of cold and heat strongly marked 
— the decubitus prolonged for a considerable time — the pulse small, 
quick, and almost insensible — the fsecal matters were rarely ex- 
pelled, and they formed one black volume covered with bloody 
mucosities. 
The bleeding was again repeated to the extent of eight pounds. 
The drinks and the lavements were the same. 
20 th. — The symptoms as before. The respiratory sound was 
small, accompanied by a mucous rale — a limpid serosity was dis- 
charged from the nasal cavities — the drivel was very abundant — 
the animal was continually grinding his teeth, and which I was 
inclined to consider as a pathognomonic symptom of enteritis. 
I prescribed emollient drinks in which were six ounces of creasote 
and four ounces of nitrate of potash. To these were added emol- 
lient lavements. 
22 d .- — I found the animal in the following state : — The skin is 
warm — the muzzle covered by a small quantity of serosity — the 
pulse small and thin — the apparent mucous membranes injected — 
the respiratory sound strong, and heard through the whole extent 
of the chest — the mucous rale ceased — the vertebral column is a 
little flexible — the grindings of the teeth appear to be multiplied — 
the excrementitious substances are hard, moulded, and covered 
with sanguineous mucosities, in which we meet with the debris of 
false membranes little resistant. 
23 d. — The muzzle is covered with an abundant serosity — the 
heat of the skin is retained — the pulse is less strong than in the 
evening — the vertebral column is more sensible — the alvine de- 
jections are very abundant and a little bloody — the portions of 
false membranes are more numerous, and have an extent double 
and treble those in the evening. I prescribed the continuation of 
the purgative drinks, with warm water to drink. 
2 5//i. — All the symptoms are amended — the skin has acquired 
