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pletely exhausted, died during the time it was administering. 
The body was obtained for dissection : considerable congestion of 
the lungs was observed, and an apparent deficiency of blood in 
other parts of the body, but there was no evidence of disease 
in any part of the system at large. This case shews the impro- 
priety of bleeding under such circumstances, instead of giving such 
a stimulant as might enable the system to rally, so as to admit of 
antiphlogistics being subsequently employed advantageously. 
But few cases of epizootic pleuro-pneumonia among cattle are 
reported this month; not so much because the disease has miti- 
gated, but in consequence of many occurring at a distance from 
the College, inconvenient for the students to see them. Great 
numbers of these cases occur in animals which are insured ; and 
applications by the Insurance Society are constantly made here, in 
order to ascertain whether it will be more judicious to attempt 
medical treatment, or destroy the animal affected. 
Among the cases of “ wounds and bruises of the feet,” there is 
one worthy of notice in a practical point of view. It occurred in 
an old cart-horse with a very strong hoof : he had been lame for 
some days, and his foot had been several times examined; but the 
cause of lameness was not discovered satisfactorily, and, as he was 
gradually becoming worse, he was brought here. The foot was 
again examined, the hoof being well thinned in the sole, and it 
was found that the sensitive parts had been pricked with a nail. 
A great quantity of matter escaped when the seat of injury was 
laid open ; it was also discovered that the whole of the horny sole, 
and part of the crust on the outside quarter of the foot, was de- 
tached and under-run from the heel forward to the point of the 
frog. The whole of the detached horn from the crust and sole was 
removed ; the foot was placed in a poultice, which was changed 
night and morning, which considerably relieved the inflammation, 
and checked it from extending to the coronet ; but, as there was 
still a discharge of pus from the point where the injury was 
inflicted, and as it was certain that this discharge depended upon 
some irritant, more of the crust was removed, when a portion of 
exfoliated bone was found, which was taken away. After its 
removal the parts affected rapidly took on the healing process. 
This, which is not an uncommon case, is mentioned for two rea- 
sons ; first, to shew that in very strong hoofs it is of importance to 
thin the horn, so that it may bend, or that such an impression be 
made by the pincers in examining the foot as the animal may feel, 
otherwise the cause of lameness may be overlooked until consi- 
derable mischief has been done in the foot, and the horse thrown 
for a long time idle, instead of the disease being quickly checked 
