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GROGGY LAMENESS. 
treatment was wound up by blistering, the blister applied being of 
the most severe description. Palliation of the lameness was all, 
however, that was effected ; and in the end, in the spring follow- 
ing, the animal was “cast,” unfit any longer for cavalry duty. In 
June 1836 he was first attacked, and was lame on this occasion 
three weeks. Secondly, he was attacked in February 1837, and 
then remained under treatment eighteen days. 
In some cases, owing to great care being taken, and the all but 
total abstinence from any thing that can be called work, grogginess 
may for years, or even altogether, be prevented taking place ; and 
this has been effectuated, notwithstanding lameness has become 
irremoveable or permanent in one foot. G 5, troop grey mare, 
first became lame in her near fore foot in September 1845. On 
this occasion, the course of a few days’ simple treatment restored 
her to soundness ; so that after a few days of additional repose she 
returned to her work. On the 27th of April of the following year 
(1846), however, she returns lame in the same foot ; and this time 
has a month’s treatment, and afterwards a month’s rest. For all 
that, however, in July following she becomes lame again in the 
same foot ; and now, after treatment, is turned to strawyard, and 
has a three months’ run. Still, under very moderate work she 
falls lame again in December ensuing ; and though made once 
more quite sound, on being put to work this summer falls lame 
in the same foot for the fifth time, in July 1847, never having 
shewn the slightest symptom of failure in the opposite fore foot. 
I can, however, relate a case wherein, under very moderate work 
or rather gentle exercise, for three times the above period, lameness 
was exclusively confined to the same foot. Eight years ago a 
general officer became possessed of a remarkably handsome well- 
shaped hunting mare, who, though never while in his possession 
hunted or put to any hard work, fell lame two years afterwards in 
her near fore foot, for which lameness she became my patient. She 
got perfectly sound again under treatment, but has never ceased 
since, at intervals, to go lame ; and at the present time, with the 
diseased foot much diminished in size, is permanently more or less 
lame upon it; still at no time in the course of the six years she 
has been, off and on, lame in one fore foot, has she evinced any 
lameness in the fellow foot. 
The action of the groggy horse is directly the contrary 
of that of the foundered horse : while the latter steps as much as 
possible upon his heels in order to avoid the pain occasioned by 
any stretch of the lamince, the former treads the ground upon his 
toes, letting his heels down afterwards, in order that the heels may 
in the least possible degree receive impress from the pressure of 
weight from above as well as from the ground below. The pit-a-pat 
