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excepting the breathing, which was much more laborious than in 
the morning. I bled him again, and inserted a rowel in his chest, 
during which operation he did not evince the slightest pain ; nor 
did the least quantity of blood follow the incision, and, while break- 
ing down the cellular tissue, it felt quite cold. I then gave him 
spt. nit. seth, §iss; applied the blister again ; pursuing the same 
treatment as before. I stayed with him a few hours, and then left 
him for the night. 
22a?. — Respiration same as usual ; pulse quick and threadlike ; 
bowels natural ; extremities and surface of body deathy cold ; had 
never lain down, nor yet tasted food, but stands in the same po- 
sition as yesterday. Vesicants seem of no avail ; but the rowel is 
beginning to discharge. Give him some gruel, and continue the 
treatment as before. 
6 P.M, — Only a slight tumefaction in the vicinity of the blister. 
Pulse denoting debility. Give him spt. nit. aeth. §iss. 
23c?. — The horse seems to be quite in a state of languor; does 
not move a leg. Breathing still hurried ; pulse same as usual. 
Administer more gruel, since nature is becoming quite exhausted. 
From this date to the 27 th he continued in the same state; had 
not partaken of any food excepting the gruel, which was horned 
down. He has not lain down from the commencement. He is 
nowapitiful object to look at; in fact, he is in such a debile state, 
that when we attempted to move him he fell against the partitions 
of his stall. I entertain no hopes of his recovery ; I am resolved, 
however, at last, to try the effects of carb. ammoniae. I accord- 
ingly administered carb. amm. 3iss, zingib. pulv. 3iss, gent. pulv. 
3iss, theriacae q. s. ut fiat bol. twice daily, together with a half-pint 
of port wine, during the day. 
The next morning I visited him, and fancied him somewhat better. 
He seemed to notice his mash, though his breathing still continued 
disturbed. Continue same treatment. 
We pursued the above mode of treatment for a week, at the 
expiration of which time he would eat any th ng offered him in the 
shape of food ; and now he had lain down, and his respirations had 
become more natural. He soon was exercised every day ; though 
when walking he was in such a debilitated state that he would 
cross his hind legs over each other. With a little care, and the 
administration of tonics, he ultimately recovered; and is now quite 
convalescent, and at his usual labour. 
*** Mr. D. was fortunate in the issue of his case. When such 
another presents itself, we advise him not to bleed at all ; and to 
rowel and blister at an early stage. — Ed. Vet. 
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