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A CASE OF PARTIAL PARALYSIS IN A BAY COB. 
By J. WOODGER, V.S., 14, Market- street, Paddington. 
On the 30th of March last, a bay cob, seven years old, belonging 
to Mr. Jos. Nicholls, of Paddington-wharfs, was driven a distance 
of twelve miles from town, returning with four people in a light 
cart, doing the twelve miles (as the owner informed me) within an 
hour, while raining the greater part of the way, which appears to me 
to be the cause of the malady I am about to describe. On the 
following morning, as the owner went to the stable, he found that 
his horse could scarcely be made to move : he had him bled, and, 
the next morning being still worse, my attention was directed 
to him. 
April ls£ — • Symptoms . The animal standing, leaning with his 
offside against his box, with his near fore leg abducted as much as 
possible — neck drawn towards the off side — pulse 44 per 
minute — membranes blanched — the legs and surface of the body 
colder than natural — appetite good. 
Treatment. — Gave sol. of aloes §vii, ext. bellad. 3jss — applied 
a blister of ungt. canth. on each side of the neck, and ordered his 
body to be clothed and legs bandaged, and a person to stay with 
him to feed him with bran mashes and a little meadow hay. As he 
could not move without falling, slinging became necessary, but, 
from the low, ill-constructed state of his box, such was impracticable ; 
neither was there any convenient place near there where he might 
have been removed for that purpose, therefore I was left to use the 
best means I could. 
2nd, 6 o’clock, A.M. — Animal down, and unable to rise without 
assistance — pulse 48. Medicine not operated. Give enema of 
warm water, and repeat blister to the neck. 
5 o’clock, P.M. — Medicine operating. Ordered him to be kept 
perfectly quiet. 
3 d, 6 o’clock, A.M. — Still down, and very weak. Had him 
placed upon his legs, in which position he remained for several 
hours, leaning his off side against his box : pulse 66, but weak. 
Give a ball composed of strychnia 1 gr., with gentian and common 
mass. 
5 o’clock, P.M. — Pulse 70; respiration slightly increased, and a 
wild staring countenance. Repeat ball as in the morning. 
\th, 7 o’clock, A.M. — Still down, but could be made to rise 
with less assistance ; pulse 74, but scarcely perceptible. Give 
strychnia 2 gr. Repeat ball in the evening. 
