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to palliate it, and to treat the symptoms, allaying the nervous 
irritability by narcotics, and supporting the animal in her de- 
pression mainly by what Mr. Percivall calls “ real tonics, such as 
the granary or the field afford, ” with occasional draughts of ale, 
port wine, and the vegetable tonics. 
For three weeks the pulse was rapid, varying from 90 to 100 — 
respiration laborious — occasional rigors, with great want of 
power and energy about the general arterial circulation ; but still 
the functions of no organ were suspended, nor was there any 
great derangement. I fancy it was a good practical illustration 
of the difference betwixt organs labouring under the effects of 
irritation and those in an inflammatory state. 
From the time of the operation up to this period (the third 
week) the foot and leg enlarged : from the coronet to the fetlock it 
became as thick as a man’s hat ; and there was every characteristic 
both of external inflammation and of its extension to the deeper 
seated textures. Ulcers formed, both internally and externally, 
of a very indolent character; and there was sloughing from skin, 
ligament, and tendon, with caries of the os pedis and the two coro- 
nary bones. 
Fomentations and linseed poultices were applied during the 
highly inflammatory stage, and to the irritable ulcers, succeeded 
by an unhealthy suppuration, which in some degree assisted to 
lessen the part. 
Knowing that the action, whether morbid or healthy, is, in the 
three last mentioned tissues, very slow, we anticipated much 
trouble in obtaining a healthy action, but by the frequent applica- 
tion of a strong solution of the chloride of lime to the ulcers of 
the soft parts, and of diluted muriatic acid to the hard ones, the 
parts were restored to a healthy process, and at length shewed a 
disposition to heal, which, in five weeks, they all did by granula- 
tion. 
It may be as well to inform you, that the ligature fell off on 
the ninth day ; that there was no loss of the natural heat of the 
part, nor any apparent deficiency in the supply of blood to the 
foot, which we had opportunity of seeing, having frequently to 
remove the corneous secretion, which was abundant, particularly 
on the sole. Layer after layer of new horn made its appearance, 
the detached portions of which we kept removed by the drawing 
knife. 
With regard to the place where the artery was first wounded, 
I can only say that we kept pressure applied for a few days, and 
on its removal found that the haemorrhage was perfectly stopped ; 
but the part almost ulcerated through to the anterior part of the 
coronet betwixt the two pastern bones. We injected the chloride 
