TETANUS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED. 
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ill when near my residence. About a fortnight previously she 
had fallen, and received a slight injury upon the off elbow 
and stifle joints, which had been treated by his lordship’s 
groom. Being from home at the time the mare was 
admitted, Mr. Edward Eldrid, who was then my assistant, 
gave 
Aloes B. B., 5v, et Hyd. Chlor. 5j> 
in a ball; the jaws not being then closed to an extent suffi- 
cient t6 prevent its being given by the hand. I saw the 
patient at 6 p.m. There was now evidence of extreme 
nervous excitement, accompanied with that peculiar expres- 
sion of countenance which marks the existence of tetanic 
disease. The ears were immovably erect, and the eyes were 
frequently retracted within their orbits, forcing the mem- 
brana nictitans over their fronts ; nostrils dilated ; breathing 
much quickened ; head and neck extended ; the muscles of 
which, with those of the quarters and abdomen, were very 
tense. The latter named were also extremely sensitive to 
the touch, and the lower part of the abdomen seemed to 
be the seat of pain, as indicated by the animal frequently 
lifting the hind feet towards it. Pulse 40, and slightly 
increased in volume. The mare showed a willingness to 
drink, but the attempt to swallow produced violent spasms 
of the muscles of the throat. 
Pot. Sulph., 5vj ; 
Pulv. Opii, 
Pulv. Verat. Alb., aa 5j. Ft. bolus. 
The jaws being too close to admit the hand, the medicine 
was passed into the mouth on the end of a stick. 
20th. — 8 a.m. Patient extremely irritable, the least noise 
or the entrance of a person into her box produced great 
excitement. The pulse was unaltered, but all the other 
symptoms were greatly aggravated. No faeces or urine had 
passed. 
5c Aloes B. B. 5iij ; 
Pulv. Opii, et 
01. Tiglii, gr. x Ft. bolus. 
3 p.m. No faeces having been voided, frequent injections 
of oatmeal gruel were used. The Vinegar of Cantharides 
conjoined with mustard, was applied to the sides of the 
neck, and Verat. Alb. ^iv., exhibited in a ball. Four hours 
after the administration of the hellebore, a profuse perspira- 
tion came on, accompanied by fits of apparent choking, and 
