18 ABSCESS IN THE CEREBRUM OF A HORSE. 
about four quarts of blood, which flowed freely, the bleeding 
almost immediately stopped. Give Aloes Barb. 5 V). in a 
ball, it being useless to attempt to give a draught. Apply 
a blister to the head, stimulate the spine, and throw r up 
injections of tepid water per rectum. 1 gave the owner but 
little hope of the horse’s recovery ; but being a valuable 
animal, he wished all attention to be paid to him, and 
requested me to use every devisable means for his restora- 
tion. 
I remained w ith him till about noon, during w 7 hich period 
he gradually grew worse. Having several cases of influenza 
to attend to, I was then obliged to leave him for a few 7 hours. 
6 p.m. — My patient is now more violent ; pawing with 
his fore feet and pushing with his head against the wall of 
the stable with great force. If made to move by pulling 
him with a halter, he being quite unconscious wdien spoken 
to, he soon again gets to some corner of the box and stands 
with his head resting against the w 7 all, thereby supporting 
the greater part of the weight of his body. Patches of per- 
spiration bedew the surface of the body. I continued w 7 ith 
him till 10 p.m., wdien I left him for the night. 
5th. — On visiting my patient this morning, I found him 
much more tranquil, and partially restored to consciousness ; 
but the pulse w*as increased to 90 in the minute. On some 
water being placed before him, he for the first time since the 
attack, drank with avidity ; a bran mash w r as then offered, 
which he immediately began to devour, seizing each mouthful 
in the same manner as a pig. During the day he ate several 
mashes in the same way. The ownfer thinks him decidedly 
better, but I do not, as the pulse is very indistinct and in- 
termitting. Patches of perspiration still bedew the surface 
of the body, and the ears and legs are hot. From the effects 
of the blister, and the forcing of his head against the wall, 
the head has become very much sw r ollen, and the eyelids so 
much so, that he is unable to open them. The owner 
visited the animal frequently during the night, but soon 
after he left him he fell down, and lay perfectly tranquil till 
the morning. 
6 th. — 7 a.m. After being with the horse about an hour 
this morning, he became restless, raising his head and strik- 
ing it violently against the floor of the stable, and in this 
state he continued for about six hours. I advised the owner 
to have him destroyed, but he thought, like many other 
persons, that as long as there w r as life there w 7 as hope ! I re- 
mained with him during the day at the ow ner’s request, and 
left him about six in the evening, feeling persuaded that he 
