PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. 543 
rulent, and free from any admixture of blood — the dark patches have 
sloughed away from the nasal membranes, leaving a raw surface — 
the throat is better — cough not so violent. Pulse 80, and respira- 
tions 16 per minute : he has partaken of a small portion of hay. 
Bowels not yet acted upon — and the urine is scanty, thick, and 
white in colour. Repeat medicine; continue also the acetate of 
ammonia. To be likewise steamed with a mixture consisting of 
turpentine and vinegar, poured upon a red hot brick, and the head 
of the animal to be held over the fumes, by which means he may 
freely inhale the vapour. The bandage to be saturated in hot 
water; and applied to the limbs as before. 
1th . — The swelling in connexion with the limbs has subsided 
considerably, but he moves more stiffly in the fore legs than he did : 
the fetlock joints are covered with vesications or pustules, which 
are constantly bursting and discharging serum : the bowels are 
freely acted upon, and the neck is also sore from the blister. 
The upper lip is enormously swollen; the discharge from the 
nostrils copious as ever, which discharge is again mixed with 
blood. The throat is better, and also the cough. Pulse 90, and 
respiration 16 per minute. To continue the use of the fumigations, 
and the acetate of ammonia to be limited to three doses per day, 
morning, noon, and night. 
9th . — During the night the animal laid down, and rested well : 
swelling of the limbs better — swelling on the upper lip worse ; the 
throat considerably better, and the cough also. He occasionally 
drinks a little aired water. Appetite bad, dung pultaceous. 
R Spt. nitre 3j 
Acetate ammonia Jij 
Aquae ^vj. 
To be given morning and night, the animal to have new milk to 
drink morning and night, if he will take it; and any thing to eat 
he will take in addition. 
From this time I did little to the animal in the way of giving 
medicine. The owner occasionally gave him small doses of aloes, 
for the purpose of keeping the bowels open. I visited the horse 
for the last time on the 14th, when I was informed that generally 
about eleven o’clock in the forenoon he began to be worse, at 
which time the pulse rose in the number of its beats, and the re- 
spiration became greatly hurried ; and that, during the existence of 
such relapses, they always had recourse to steaming the breast with 
the turpentine mixture, which appeared to afford almost immediate 
relief. I happened to be present when one of these attacks mani- 
fested itself: the pulse rose to 80, and the respiration to 18 per 
minute. The steaming process was at once resorted to, but not 
with that benefit which was anticipated. At the date to which 1 
have just referred, the mucous membrane of the nostrils retained 
