EPILEPSY IN A GREYHOUND. 
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am rather in favour of the knife* and* would wish to know if you 
could come down and operate, in which case 1 shall expect you 
soon. Your’s, &c. 
Jas, Sinclair. 
Reply. 
Dear Sir, — In the case of your grey horse, I am of opinion 
that he has had an attack of catarrh or influenza of a mild form; 
and the enlargement of the submaxillary glands is the effect of 
the disease. I would recommend a blister to be well rubbed into 
these glands, and over the larynx. If the swelling enlarges and 
becomes soft towards the point, open it freely with a lancet ; if 
not, try the effect of iodine. Give six grains of this drug every 
night and morning in a bran mash, or in the form of a ball. If 
there is no amendment in two weeks, apply the iodine ointment — 
a little of which may be daily rubbed into the enlarged glands. 
A seton might also be of use. His head may likewise be 
steamed at least twice a day with a hot mash put into a nose- 
bag. 
If, after a fair trial, these means, with a liberal allowance of 
oats, fail to cause absorption of the enlarged glands, I would then 
recommend the application of the knife. 
I am, dear Sir, your’s always, 
James Tindal, V.S. 
EPILEPSY IN A GREYHOUND. 
By the same. 
February 1G, 1841, I was requested to attend a greyhound, 
the property of A. Craig, Esq., Kirktown. The dog was in very 
high condition, and had run three long courses during the day. 
On his way home he was suddenly attacked with epileptic fits, 
and being quite unable to stand, he was conveyed home in a bar- 
row. On my arrival I found him in an apparent state of insensi- 
bility; the pulse oppressed; the breathing disturbed; the pupils 
dilated ; and discharging saliva from the mouth. The cause ob- 
viously arose from previous confinement, and too great accumula- 
tion of flesh. I abstracted §vj of blood, administered ol. ricini 
§j, and ordered a little thin gruel to be forced down frequently. 
In three hours the physic operated. lie now appeared much bet- 
ter, and lapped a little nutritious broth, plenty of thin gruel being 
placed beside him. He was clothed, and left for the night. 
17//*. — He isonhislegs, and quite hungry. Wegave him a stnall 
allowance of milk and vegetable food, and gradually brought him 
