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do, I cannot help being more and more struck with his ema- 
ciated state. Continue medicine. 
28 th . — He will no longer take his powders. He is lamer than 
before, but the lameness is now referrible to the left hock, which 
is considerably swelled. There is no possibility of fomenting 
him. Give fifteen grains of calomel, and a drachm of anti- 
monial powder every night. 
30 th . — He is suspicious of his food, and will not touch any 
thing in which even this medicine, devoid of taste and smell, is 
concealed, but he eats a very little hay. He is generally down, 
and seems to suffer extreme pain from the slightest motion. 
Taking advantage of this, we have been able to examine him. 
The hock is considerably enlarged, very tender, and exceedingly 
hot. It feels hard and tense in every part. Foment him several 
times daily with hot water. 
May 2d . — The hock is yet more swelled, and hot and tender. 
The animal sadly heaves at the flanks; he will not eat a pound 
of hay in the day, and he will not touch any thing else. I have 
tried him in vain with biscuit, and apple, and bread, in order to 
induce him to take a dose of calomel. Foment the joint well, 
and, if possible put a linseed poultice on it. 
4th . — The lameness is diminished, and the animal throws 
more of its weight on that leg. He took his medicine yesterday 
in an apple. Continue medicine, fomentation, and poultice. 
Qth . — The lameness diminished, but the animal still loses 
flesh, and will not eat. No medicine, but continue fomentation 
and poultice. 
10 th . — The hock is improving, but I do not like my patient. 
The horns have not grown in the slightest degree since the 
commencement of the attack, and the deer continues to waste, 
and will not feed ; yet his flanks are now quiet — he does not 
cough — his faeces are natural, and the membrane of the nose is 
healthy. It is impossible to force either food or medicine upon 
him. 
13 th . — He is beginning to grow weak, and that very fast. It 
may now be possible to manage him. Let the keepers all set to 
work, and if it can be done without too much danger, let half a 
pound of Epsom salts and half an ounce of ginger be forced on 
him. 
1 5th . — Nearly the whole of the medicine was got down — it 
operated well, and continues to do so. The appetite is considerably 
improved. 
17 th . — It was but a temporary renovation. The animal is as 
listless and indisposed to eat as before ; indeed, he appears to be 
sinking. Repeat the salts and ginger. 
