PALSY OR CRAMP IN THE HORSE. 179 
About seven o’clock on the same evening Mr. Taylor sent for 
me. On my arrival, I found that the mare could not place her 
foot upon the ground. There appeared to be a rigid contraction 
of the muscles ; respiration a little accelerated ; the pulse full 
and quick ; conjunctival and Schneiderian membranes of an in- 
tense red. Considering the case to be a spasmodic affection of 
the muscles, I had recourse to venesection, and abstracted from 
twelve to sixteen pounds of blood, and administered a ball of 
camphor and opium, and applied a camphor liniment with olive 
oil externally, after having had the limb well rubbed. I ordered 
bran mashes and gruel to be given to her. 
On the morning I found her in nearly the same state. The 
owner had returned from London, and was grieved to see the 
suffering of his beautiful mare, and told me that, although she 
was blind, he had driven her for seven years without anything 
ever being amiss with her. He requested me to do my best for 
her ; that there was no expense that he would begrudge if there 
was any possibility of restoring her: but if she continued to 
suffer more than a week, he would have her destroyed and 
buried. On further examination, I found there was a diminution 
of sensitive nervous power : the limb was as cold as clay. I then 
proceeded to stimulate the leg with a tincture of cantharides, and 
gave six drachms of aloes with one drachm of ginger, made into 
a ball. I gave mashes and gruel, and at night repeated the 
cantharides. 
18M. — Pulse not so quick; breathing more regular. She 
tried to bear a little weight upon the leg, but without avail. 
The leg still cold, and no effect from the stimulant : repeated the 
tincture morning and night, and gave gruel. In the course of 
the night she picked a small portion of hay. 
19^.. — A little better; appears to rest some of her weight 
upon the toe. Bow r els relaxed, appetite increasing, pulse nearly 
regular, a little swelling from the blister. I repeated the stimu- 
lant ; at night gave nit. pot. half an ounce, ant. tart, one drachm. 
20M.— The leg is now swelled very much ; she throws more 
weight upon it, and walks a little about the stable. Repeated 
the nit. pot. and ant. tart. 
21.s/. — Going on well ; walked about fifty yards, but when she 
returned the leg was all of a shake. Gave the foregoing ball 
with two drachms of gentian, and also gently stimulated the leg, 
and ordered a feed of bran, oats, and chaff twice a day. 
23 d . — I repeated the same ball, with one drachm of ginger, 
and stimulated again. She walks much better ; increased the 
allowance of corn. 
