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Having many other patients to see, I left a man with him, 
and when I returned in the space of two hours, I was in- 
formed by the man that the horse was “ frightened/’ and had 
jumped three or four times. I found that diaphoresis had 
been induced, which I hailed as a good omen ; the tume- 
faction continued increasing so much, that I could not take 
the pulse at the submaxillary or temporal artery, therefore 
had recourse to the radial, and, after a little difficulty, felt 
it weak and tremulous, and nearly 70 per minute. The 
mucous membrane of the nostrils was slightly congested, but 
on inverting the eyelids I found the lining thereof of a scarlet 
colour and also .tumefied. The raised patches became 
more numerous, the breathing more difficult ; and the animal 
started, as if from a deep slumber, but instantly relapsed in- 
to a comatose state. Finding that the tumefaction had ex- 
tended to the pectoral muscles, 1 ordered to that part a 
sinapism, scarified the head and neck, and gave Camph., 5ij ? 
in ball. From this time, the symptoms kept increasing in 
violence, and at ten o’clock in the evening the animal 
died. I considered it to be an attack of erysipelas gangrae- 
nosum. 
4. Neuralgic Disease. — Nov. 19th, 1855. — My atten- 
tion was directed to a case of what the Sices called “ shiver- 
ing,” but the Begeer “ chok munzee.” The animal w T as well- 
bred, and very fretful, evincing when in motion no symptoms 
whatever of ill-health. I ordered clothing, and as my hospitals 
were full, directed that he should be brought to me again in 
a day or two. In three days after, I saw him again, and had 
him taken into the hospital as he seemed to be worse, there 
being convulsive twitchings of the facial, brachial, and gluteal 
muscles. The animal was in fair condition. I ordered 
mashes, and a little Sod. Chlor. to be sprinkled over them. 
In two days, I commenced giving small doses of Acid. 
Hydrocy. et Nux Vomica; the former one hour before feed- 
ing in the morning, and the latter two hours after feeding in 
the evening. I continued this treatment with mashes for 
several days, having him exercised and hand-rubbed well 
every day. In three weeks, he seemed much better, although, 
at first, I thought the medicines made him worse. I dis- 
continued them for a week; but he was soon “shivering” worse 
than ever. I accordingly renewed the treatment, and con- 
tinued it to the sixteenth day, when all unfavorable symptoms 
had ceased. I kept the horse, however, till Jan. 23d, when 
no return having taken place, I discharged him from the 
infirmary. 
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