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CASES OP TETANUS. 
of a successful issue appeared extremely improbable ; how- 
ever, as my patient was young and valuable, his owner 
desired that I would make every possible effort towards 
effecting a cure. I could give no medicine by the mouth, 
consequently I resolved to try hydrocyanic acid in the form 
of enema. I consequently administered it in that way, in 
drachm doses, twice a day, in about a pint of warm water, 
using, for this particular purpose, the old-fashioned clyster- 
pipe, viz., the bladder and tube, in preference to the pump. 
This treatment was persevered in until four ounces of the 
acid had been given, by which time, the loins were rendered 
excessively sore, from the application of the sheepskins. 
My patient was now so far recovered, that I discontinued all 
further treatment. Improvement was first noticed on the 
sixth or seventh day. 
Although at this period he was considered to have re- 
covered, yet there was a degree of rigidity observable in the 
whole muscular system when he was walked out. Another 
fortnight was allowed him, and he was then put to steady 
work, at which he continued up to about two months since, 
when he was sold at a public auction, with other horses 
belonging to his owner. 
It is, perhaps, worthy of remark, that this horse was par- 
ticularly fond of a bran mash, and ate extraordinary quan- 
tities of it, or rather sucked it up, during his illness, which 
had the desired effect of keeping his bowels open. 
Case 2 was a bay mare, belonging to Mr. Hartley, of 
Walham Green. The disease supervened upon docking, and 
it would therefore come under the denomination of traumatic 
tetanus. My attention was called to her on January 7th, 
1854. The jaws, as in case No. 1, were too close to admit 
of the exhibition of medicine by the mouth. I amputated 
about two inches more of the dock, and allowed it to bleed ; 
which it continued to do for several hours. 
I here pursued a very similar course of treatment as that 
adopted in the foregoing case, and at the expiration of three 
weeks the same favorable result followed. The mare was 
allowed to run in a large loose box for a period of nearly 
three w r eeks afterwards; she was then put to her usual 
(omnibus) work, at which she still continues. 
Case 3 was a bay cart gelding, belonging to Messrs. Wil- 
liams, Shepherd’s Bush. He was sent to the infirmary, 
affected with tetanus, May 13th, 1855. 
The disease was attributed to a fall, while working on the 
