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turned into a grass-field. She grazed for a few minutes, and then 
began to eat dirt most ravenously. Medicine as yesterday. I am 
afraid to repeat the bleeding, for she is very much debilitated. 
11 Ik. — Decidedly worse. Half of her urine consists of muco- 
purulent matter mixed with coagulated blood. She has since 
yesterday voided several pieces of coagulated mucus, more than 
an ounce in weight. The pulse is 90, and somewhat strong ; and 
she will scarcely touch any food. I examined some of her urine 
that was caught in a vessel, but could not detect any sabulous 
sediment. As I stood by her she was attacked with violent ap- 
parently-griping pains. The repeatedly turned round — looked 
back at her flanks, kicked at her belly with her hinder feet — 
stretching her hind legs out — first the one, and then the other — 
crouching with her hind parts until her hocks nearly touched 
the ground — then switching her tail violently, and crossing her 
hind legs. These symptoms after awhile abated, and then she lay 
down and snored for a few minutes, after which she got up again, 
and began to graze in a most voracious manner. I once more 
bled her copiously — administered enemata, and gave her aloes and 
gum acacia, for her bowels were again confined. 
12/A. — It appears there was a return of the same strange exacer- 
bation of symptoms after I left her. She is now apparently 
easy — eats and drinks a little, and has ruminated for the first time 
since she has been ill. The legs and ears are warm — there is a 
fine dew on her muzzle. The fseces have their natural consist- 
ence and character. The urine is still mixed with mucus, but it 
is voided less frequently. The pulse is 70. Give her linseed tea 
with opium, and also aloes, to prevent costiveness. 
13/A. — Late on the last evening she again manifested excru- 
ciating pain, and moaned, and rolled about for more than an hour. 
This morning she is comparatively tranquil. She is more inclined 
to eat than she has been since the commencement of her illness. 
The pulse is 72, and the urine no longer mingled with muco- 
purulent matter. Give opium, sulphate of magnesia, carbonate of 
soda, and gum acacia, with plenty of diluents. 
14/A. — Pulse 65. Eats and ruminates, and is more lively. 
Continue medicine. 
16/A. — Suffers very little pain — pulse 60 — appetite improved — • 
the irritability of the bladder apparently diminished, but the old 
muco-purulent matter is again appearing, and clots of coagulated 
blood are expelled with the urine. Continue the same medicine 
and treatment. 
17/A. — Pulse 50. Exempt from pain, but the same appearance 
of the urine. Still continue treatment. 
19/A. — Apparently free from pain — feeds and ruminates well, 
