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8 th. — The breathing is evidently relieved, and the infiltration of 
thelips and nostrils is diminished. These organs are less oppressed. 
The eschars from the caustic are beginning to separate, and the 
serous discharge from them is more abundant and perma- 
nent. The animal tries, but in vain, to seize his food with his 
teeth. He does contrive to sip up a small quantity of white 
water. There is considerable infiltration from the sheath of the 
penis, and he has a certain degree of paraphymosis ; nevertheless, 
his urine, although rarely passed, was voided without difficulty. 
Gruel, with a portion of nitre in it, was administered, and emol- 
lient injections, with hydrochlorate of soda. 
10^. — The patient is out of spirits and droops his head — his eyes 
are closed — his appetite is gone — the mouth is dry and clammy — 
the buccal membrane is of a yellow colour — the breathing is 
quick and laborious — there is a slight cough — the pulse, still 
examined at the temporal artery, is feeble — the body is cold, and 
the animal exhales an insupportable cadaverous smell — the urine 
is bloody — there is obstinate constipation — the infiltration from 
the prepuce is increased — the penis is always pendent. Continue 
treatment. 
1 1th, — The temperature of the body is icy — all feeling is gone — 
the cadaverous odour is, if possible, worse than yesterday — it is 
impossible to change the situation of the patient — he staggers, and 
threatens to fall if touched. At night he swallowed a little gruel. 
Treatment as before. 
12 th. — No change. He has taken a little nitrated gruel. A 
little salt is placed in his clysters. Stimulating lotions applied. 
13/^. — The animal was, early in the morning, in a state of anxiety 
and suffering difficult to describe. The cadaverous smell was 
perfectly insupportable ; it was impossible to remain long in the 
stable without sickness. Plentiful sprinkling with the chloride 
of lime destroyed this mephitic vapour, and enabled us to exa- 
mine and to render proper assistance to our patient. His flanks 
were fearfully agitated — the body was cold all over — the sheath 
of the penis was enormously swollen, and hung down almost to 
his hocks : the suppuration of the caustic and seton has stopped. 
I made several deep incisions into the chest and part of the sheath, 
and there escaped fifteen or eighteen pints of a limpid fluid, of a 
yellow colour, and devoid of smell. At noon the infiltration of 
the sheath was no longer perceivable — the penis had again enter- 
ed into it, and these parts presented nothing more than a slight 
engorgement. Treatment as before. At night the animal swal- 
lowed his gruel with avidity. 
14 th. — The eschars on the head have fallen, and pus of a good 
character has issued from the wounds. The animal is in better spirit 
