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him the case was almost hopeless, and the animal being so valu- 
able), who condemned my treatment, particularly the administration 
of castor oil, and gave him a draught to “ counteract its effects 
moreover, his opinion of the case was greatly at variance with 
mine, as he stated that the horse was feverish, over-purged (as he 
saw two liquid evacuations, which were simply a return of the 
enemas), and would do well eventually by good nursing ! ! ! In 
fact, there was but little the matter with him. When I heard this 
I was almost petrified, and again reiterated my former opinion that 
the horse was in imminent danger, that the lungs were diseased, 
and that the bowels were inactive on account of the torpid action 
of the liver, which viscus did not secrete sufficient bile to stimu- 
late them, &c. ; that pain was evinced in the lumbar region from 
the kidneys not performing their proper functions from an inade- 
quate quantity of oxygen in the blood, caused by the great deodo- 
rizer of that fluid being unable to execute its allotted task. The 
owner then wished me to continue my treatment, which consisted 
of hyd. subm., pulv. opii., &c. 
31s/. — Symptoms worse ; pulse 90, and hard to be felt at the 
jaw; auscultation indicated rale of the lungs, and hydro-pericar- 
ditis. Animal walks round the box as before ; throws up his head ; 
often voiding urine ; slight costiveness; no appetite. R ol. lini ; six 
hours after, opii et gum acacise. In the afternoon, paralysis of the 
left posterior extremity came on. 
Sep. 1st. — Pulse 96 ; breathing for the first time accelerated ; 
legs and ears cold ; cannot move ; rests his head on the manger, 
tongue furred ; mucous membranes approaching to blackness ; ten- 
sion of abdomen, although the faeces are voided without pain ; looks 
back ; grasps some hay, and holds it in his mouth. When turned 
round with great difficulty, I discovered that laminitis had taken 
place. R as before; fomentations to the feet; the poor beast to be 
liberally supplied with gruel. 
2d. — Symptoms and treatment as yesterday. 
3 d . — Dropped down, and died ; he never laid down during his 
illness. I am now informed that the horse had an attack of influ- 
enza some length of time since, when in possession of a different 
owner. No doubt a portion of the lung was never restored to 
its normal state ; and when he had the trot and canter before- 
mentioned, which was the first for months (indeed it appears that 
he has not had any strong exercise since the attack of influenza), a 
new inflammation of the lung was set up, which extended and 
caused death. 
Post-mortem. — The liver of a soft texture; the cardiac sac in- 
flamed and distended with serum ; the pleural membranes of the left 
