A CASE OF SCARLATINA MALIGNA IN A HORSE. 
By Mr. W. TURNER, V. S., Ratcliffe Highway. 
ON January 16th, 1841, at 6 o’clock A. M., I was called upon to 
attend a fine black horse, 5 years old, at Messrs. Rhodes, brick- 
makers, Stoke Newington. 
Symptoms. — Pulse 76; respiration 20 — the Schneiderian mem- 
brane redder than natural — the ears and legs cold — pawing — fre- 
quently lying down, getting up again and appearing in great pain. 
He has not dunged since yesterday and is quite off his food. 
About a month ago he had a violent attack of influenza, from 
which he soon recovered, and was taken again to work on the 14th. 
While in the Borough, stopping to unload, he was exposed to rain 
and snow. When he returned home he ate his food, and appeared 
nothing the worse ; but on the next morning he was quite off his 
food, and continued so until I saw him. 
Treatment. — Ext. belladonnse 3 ij, ol. lini Oj. I bled to the 
extent of lOlbs, when I found the pulse falter, lbss mustard, 
mixed with hot water, to be rubbed on the abdomen — warm- water 
enemas frequently. 
4 o’Clock P. M. — Pulse 66 , softer; respiration 16— ears and legs 
warm. Still uneasy, but not so much as in the morning. He has 
neither eaten nor drunk. He dunged once. The faeces very hard, 
and covered with mucus. Give half a pint of linseed oil; lbss 
mustard to be rubbed on the abdomen. Continue enemas. 
17/A, 10 o’Clock a. M. — Pulse 72, respiration 12 — ears and legs 
warm — bowels relaxed. He appears to be quite easy. He drank 
some gruel in the course of the night. R 3 ij ext. belladonnae. The 
man that was up with him during the night states, however, that 
between 12 and 2 o’clock this morning the horse was often up and 
down, and, after that, his bowels becoming relaxed, he was appa- 
rently easy. 
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