446 A CASE OF BLACK QUARTER IN A BULLOCK. 
pulse was weak and tremulous. There was not, however, any abate- 
ment in the swelling, nor were the symptoms considerably worse. 
The physic, however, had not operated, and, the bowels being in 
a constipated state, I repeated the medicine, well knowing that 
if they were not acted upon our chance was small. After well 
dressing the setons, and rubbing on more of the liniment, I ordered 
the part to be steadily and perseveringly fomented with scalding 
hot water every three or four hours ; and, as the beast had eaten 
little or nothing, ordered him a little warm gruel, and left him. 
2 6th . — On visiting him again, I found him with most of the 
symptoms aggravated : the pulse the same, if not stronger than 
at first ; the mouth hot and dry, and the breathing much accele- 
rated. I now began still more to despair ; but, as while there 
was life there was hope, I pursued my treatment, and bled again 
until he began to stagger and was only kept from falling by our 
support. This evidently relieved the feverish symptoms, and 
gave me some degree of hope. The bowels being only slightly 
acted upon, I administered more aperient medicine — dressed the 
setons, &c., and left a little fever medicine to be given during the 
d a y. 
28th . — An evident improvement has taken place : the beast 
has ruminated — the pulse is regular — and the ears, horns, &c., of 
their natural temperature — The bowels well acted upon, and he is 
inclined to feed, which from the commencement he had refused 
to do, but, as a succedaneum for which, he had small doses of 
gruel horned into him, so as to assist nature, and force her. 
29 Ih . — I now imagined that I could feel some fluctuation in 
the part; and, on making a large orifice with a lancet, there 
issued such a stream of thick corrupted matter as would have 
filled a small pail. I afterwards enlarged the opening, from 
which was drawn considerable masses of flesh in a highly decom- 
posed state, which diffused a stench that was unsufferable. I now 
drew out the setons, as it was plain they had not been introduced 
deep enough to reach the seat of disease, for they never suppu- 
rated. 
From this time I may date his recovery, which was rapid ; a 
little debility, however, shewing itself for awhile, which was 
easily removed by giving ginger, gentian, and colomba. The 
place was clean washed out with warm water twice every day, in 
order to assist in forwarding the escape of the dead animal matter, 
which, for awhile, was discharged in large quantities. After 
this was got rid of, we syringed the part twice daily, with a 
solution of chloride of lime, and then with a solution of sulphate 
of copper. 
