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Horse Artillery at this station, which had been admitted into 
the sick lines, and was supposed by the farrier to be suffering 
from an attack of gripes. 
The symptoms were indeed more like those of an ordinary 
case of spasmodic colic than of any other complaint. When 
first I saw the horse, he w 7 as standing quietly, being then 
apparently free from pain ; his breathing was tranquil, and 
the pulse regular, but oppressed. The mucous membrane 
of his mouth and nose w T as of a healthy colour, eyes bright, 
and possessing a quiet and calm expression. The skin and 
extremities were also comfortably warm. I was informed that 
he had had some remission of pain before my arrival ; and 
that he had been standing still since the administration of a 
draught containing P. Zingiber, ; the emptying of the rec- 
tum, and exhibition of a copious enema of soap and hot water. 
I watched him attentively, and soon found that the symp- 
toms threatened a relapse. 
After showing signs of abdominal pain, by crouching, 
shifting his hind legs, and advancing them under his belly with 
a view to relax the muscles, he lay down with a grunt, and 
instantly began rolling violently from one side to the other; 
and that, after vainly endeavouring to obtain some relief by 
assuming various positions, he suddenly rose, maddened as 
it were by the pain. He was no sooner up, than he became 
as restless as before, gave a hearty shake as if to throw 
off the malady, crouched, gathered his hind legs under 
him, and bending his knees, fell down as before, to enact 
the same scene over again. This having taken place two 
or three times in quick succession, an attempt was made 
(but a fruitless one) to draw blood from the left jugular vein. 
A good bold opening was then made into the opposite vein, 
but that only yielded an unusually dark and thick, and small 
stream of blood, which congealed as quickly as drawn. A 
dose of carbonate of soda was given, and subsequently the 
following draught : — 
h}c Spt. ^Ether. Nit., f^ij ; 
T- Opii, 5j ; 
Aloes Sol., f^vj ; 
Aquae tep., fjx. M. 
The horse now appearing more easy, I left for my own lines, 
after giving directions for the general management of the 
animal throughout the night, to the senior farrier in attendance. 
On the following morning early, I revisited my patient, 
and found him lying down, evidently in a hopeless state. 
His skin was bathed in a cold sweat, ears and extremiti 
