62 6 INFLAMMATION OF THE DIAPHRAGM IN A MARE. 
I immediately abstracted 13 pounds of blood. When about 
half the quantity was taken, she opened her half-closed eyes and 
looked about her, and, when the bleeding was over, appeared 
comparatively lively. She was put into a loose stall well littered 
down with straw, and an emollient drink given composed of nitre, 
sulph. sodee, and linseed meal. 
Towards evening the cough became less laborious and painful. 
The animal was very uneasy, lay down several times, and imme- 
diately got up again, coughing very much whenever she did so. 
The hind legs, and especially the right one, was projected as far 
out as possible from the body, while the animal remained stand- 
ing; indeed, it assumed the position in which it is usually placed 
when a horse rises up after a sound sleep. She was incessantly 
whisking her tail about, especially when she had lain down for 
a short time. During the night she appeared very thirsty, but 
drank very little, and that with apparent pain. 
21 st . — I repeated the bleeding. The animal became more 
lively, laid herself down, remained longer in that position, and 
began to snuffle in the straw : the act of swallowing appeared 
less painful. She manifested great thirst — pressure on the ribs 
seemed to give considerable pain — the cough continued trouble- 
some and painful, and the animal was very uneasy. The action of 
the ribs and the flanks continued to be spasmodic, and the pro- 
jection of the right hind leg and motion of the tail was the same. 
The medicine was continued, and a seton put between the fore 
legs, which soon began to act, and afterwards suppurated very 
well. 
During the eight following days the mare got gradually better. 
An antiphlogistic course of treament was pursued, and a regular 
dietetic regimen. She ate more every day, the cough became 
less painful and frequent, the appetite returned, and the patient 
appeared to be but little fallen away : but the motion of the tail 
still continued, as well as the peculiar position of the right hind 
leg. The mare lay down once only. When the weather was fine, 
the animal was walked up and down, led by a halter, and still all 
the functions proceeded with apparent regularity, excepting that 
a spasmodic cough sometimes was heard, and the breathing was 
slightly irregular. 
On the 13th of April, after a gentle ride, the mare was brought 
into the stable to be fed, and did not appear to be at all heated 
or tired. She eagerly devoured the corn placed before her, and 
all the hay and straw she was able to draw from the racks of the 
horses nearest. About half an hour afterwards she suddenly 
threw herself down— a profuse perspiration broke out — she ex- 
hibited a disposition for mischief, broke both the halters, and ran, 
