DISEASE OF TIIE KIDNEYS AND LIVER. 
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Six p.m. — The stable in which this horse had been up to this 
time being required, we were obliged to remove him; but it was 
found impossible to walk him more than a few yards, and he was 
put into a box near at hand. As the bowels had not freely responded 
to the former dose of aloes, 3iij were given this evening, and that 
acted very slightly. The sheepskin was kept on as long as could 
be allowed, and the bowels were relieved by occasional doses of 
laxative medicine. 
Sept. 4th . — On moving him from the box he was found to be 
very little improved. He walked badly, crossing his legs, 
and reeling to and fro. A blistpr was ordered over the lumbar 
region of the spine : but this was done by the owners of the 
horse; and the animal was, contrary to orders, tied up some 
time in the day. He hung back, and fell down in a very awkward 
position, evincing great pain, and his position much interfering 
with his respiration. He was set at liberty, but continued to 
heave at the flanks; no notice, however, was taken of this cir- 
cumstance until we were sent for. 
On entering the box our patient presented a very unfavourable 
aspect. Instead of a pulse varying from 36 to 40, it was 74, and 
wiry: the respiration was quick and hurried ; the urine, which 
till this time had presented no change, was bloody, and, from the 
absorption of the cantharides, was often voided. The membranes 
still presented their usual appearance with the addition of a slight 
yellow tint. We now had every symptom of complicated disease. 
Although no hope was entertained of his ever being serviceable, 
he was put under treatment. Five quarts of blood were abstracted ; 
four drachms of aloes and one of hydrarg. submur., with one of 
verat. alb. were given, with sem. lini. 
6th . — The membranes were of a deeper yellow; the urine 
bloody ; the respiration not so disturbed ; the bowels costive ; the 
faeces slimy ; the pulse 76, and small. The medicine was repeated 
with only 3 j of aloes, and again in the evening, as the bowels 
were not relieved, omitting, however, the hydr. submur. 
This treatment was continued for several days, with no other 
effect than the secretions of the kidneys resuming their natural 
state, and the membranes losing their yellow tint, but still re- 
taining their original blanched appearance. The faeces became 
more healthy ; but the bowels never freely responded to the ca- 
thartics, although a large quantity of aloes, with the addition of 
oleum tiglii, were given, amounting, in nine or ten days, to 3xiv 
of the former and 3j ss of the latter. From the 5th the horse 
fed but little, the muscles of the spine wasted rapidly, and on the 
th he dro pped, and died in a few minutes. 
Post-mortem . — The stomach and intestines were perfectly 
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