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ON RED- WATER IN CATTLE. 
however, I could not concur with him, the mare having shewn 
not the least symptoms of syncope or faintness after bleeding. 
However, to return to my treatment : I gave her some fever 
laxative medicine, and in three hours, by means of much hand 
rubbing, she recovered the use of her limbs, became pert and 
lively, and began to feed a little- At this time I attempted to 
clyster her, but could not, by reason of her kicking out, and that 
in spite of every means used to prevent her. 
On the next day I gave her another dose of the same mixture, 
and ordered mashes and chilled drink, as before. 
On the following morning her bowels were freely open. After 
this I gave a ball of nitre, camphor, and emetic tartar, twice a 
day, for two or three days. I then gave but one ball daily, 
adding to it a little chamomile, camphor, and gentian ; and in a 
few days she was perfectly recovered. On the whole, I think 
it highly probable that the disease must have been, from the 
beginning, a purely local affection of the spinal nerves; not, 
however, occasioned by any mechanical cause, for the patient had 
been under the constant and vigilant care of the owner all the 
time, and who could not trace, by inquiry, a single circumstance 
to lead him to conclude that such was the cause. This is the 
only instance of pure hemiplegia I have ever yet met with in 
the horse. I have attended cases where only one limb, or some 
other distinct part of the body, has been affected ; but never saw 
any thing of this kind before. 
ON RED-WATER IN CATTLE. 
By the same . 
Perhaps you will allow me to avail myself of the present 
opportunity of acknowledging the great success I have met with 
in cases of bloody water, by pursuing Mr. E. Friend’s (of Wal- 
sall) plan of treatment, with sulphur and salts, in combination 
with carbonate of ammonia and cantharides. Without the last 
of these drugs the efficacy of the others is considerably lessened 
and the case protracted, the stomachs in this disease invariably 
and absolutely requiring some unusual stimulus to enable them 
to force on their contents. 
I have tried White’s drench of aloes, &c. which is excellent in 
most disorders from indigestion ; but here it almost always fails. 
Clater’s drench of salts, nitre, cream of tartar, &c. will generally 
cure in slight cases, but always misses when the maniplus is 
full. I have seen other preparations also put to the lest, that 
are frequently used in this neighbourhood, composed of resin. 
