80 STRANGLES FOLLOWING &U PER PURGATION. 
the horse should be turned into a loose box. On Friday evening 
a messenger came to say that the horse was very unwell, having 
commenced purging the preceding morning, and which still con¬ 
tinued very violent. I sent two ounces of prepared chalk, and half 
a drachm of powdered opium, to be given in a quart of warm 
gruel. . » Tin** 
In the morning I visited the horse, and found him severely 
affected by the purgative. The faeces were passed involuntarily. 
The astringent medicine was repeated, and 1 ordered gruel to be 
given every three or four hours. 
17 th .—The purging continues the same. Tho horse refuses 
all food, but takes the gruel freely by means of a bottle. The 
respiration somewhat disturbed. 
18 th .—The purging yet violent. The animal has eaten a little 
hay during the night; there is great desire to drink, and tepid 
water has been given : L ordered gruel to be substituted. He lay 
down several times, but immediately rose again. Respiration was 
more laborious; the pulse 50, and very weak. I gave an ounce 
and a half of prepared chalk, two scruples of ginger, and half a 
drachm of alum in gruel. 
19 th .—The diarrhoea abated. The horse eats a little hay, and 
drinks a great quantity of gruel: the breathing was more difficult; 
the pulse 70. I abstracted four pounds of blood, and ordered 
hot fomentations to the abdomen. 
21st .—Very much improved, so far as the superpurgation goes; 
appears more lively, eats well, and drinks his gruel; the feces 
are of a very good consistence. Pulse 42; but he has a slight 
cough, with a watery discharge from the eyes and nose, and the 
throat is evidently sore. 
23 d .—I was again sent for, and found the horse much worse. 
The pulse upwards of 60; he refuses his food and gruel; the 
cough has subsided, but the discharge from the eyes and nose 
has become more purulent; the submaxillary glands very much 
swollen and tender; the horse breaks out into cold sweats 
several times in the day. The extremities and ears quite warm. 
He has not attempted to lie down since the 18th. I have no 
doubt that the colt is now labouring under the strangles. I 
blistered the enlarged glands twice during the day. The discharge 
from the nose increased very much. I ordered the head to be 
steamed with hot water, and left him. A messenger came in the 
morning to inform me that the horse had fallen down, and died 
instantly. 
On Monday morning I went for the purpose of making an 
examination, hoping that, on dissection, something would shew 
itself to account for the progress of the disease. On laying open 
