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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PATHOLOGY AND 
liquor potassse ^ij in aquae fviij immediately : the same quantity 
to be given to-night at eight o’clock, P.M. 
29th, Ten o'clock , A.M. — The mare is still purged, but not 
violently; the limbs are more swollen, but the swellings are softer 
to the touch, and are not so tender. The appetite is greatly im- 
proved ; the bandages on the hind limbs are stained with blood- 
stains ; and, upon removing them, I find that around the fetlock 
joints a number of vesicles have made their appearance, which 
occasionally burst, and discharge a cinnamon-coloured fluid. The 
cough is better. Pulse 60, and respiration 15 per minute. She 
moves with more freedom, but she has not yet lain down. Con- 
tinue medicine as before. 
April ls£. — To-day I find a large swelling extending along the 
inferior region of the right side of the abdomen ; it is tender, hot, 
and pits upon pressure. The lower part of the right side of the 
face has begun to swell considerably ; these swellings were noticed 
for the first time yesterday : the swellings on the limbs have sub- 
sided, I should say, to one-half their former size. Appetite good, 
walks better, and is lively in appearance : she has not yet lain 
down. Pulse 74, and respiration 16 per minute. Dungs regularly, 
but urinates very scantily. To have ammonise 3ij ln aquse §viij, 
morning, noon, and night, until further change is deemed neces- 
sary : to be fed as usual, and, when the weather permits, gently 
exercised. 
April 3d . — To-day I find the mare very much better. Pulse 54, 
and respiration 14 per minute. She eats well, particularly of car- 
rots ; swellings greatly subsided, but large sores are present upon 
the limbs. A sore of about eight inches in circumference exists 
upon the fetlock joint of the left fore limb, also upon the fetlock 
joint of the right hind limb, and upon the left hind limb near the 
hock joint, upon its outer side : all the sores are angry-looking, 
and discharge a large quantity of healthy-looking purulent matter. 
To continue the use of the ammonia as before, and to apply a weak 
solution of chloride of lime to the sores two or three times daily. 
I did not see the animal again until the 19th ; I heard, however, 
several times to the effect that she was improving, and that she 
continued to do so until the 17th ; when, it appeared, she was al- 
lowed access to the farm-yard adjoining the stables ; that, during 
the time she was out, it came on wet and cold, to which she was 
fully exposed for more than three hours. She was found in a 
corner of the yard, trembling violently, and breathing quick : she 
was then taken by one of the men and put into the stable, and, I 
believe, left without any further care. 
The morning following she was again off her food, and, from 
what I could gather, must have been otherwise ill. On the morn- 
