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of blood, and 
Epsom salts. 
This morning at 10 I saw him. The nostrils were dilated; 
the flanks heaving; the nose intensely red; the head resting on 
the manger; the mouth hot, and the extremities rather cold. 
Bleed to eight pounds, and give ball as on the 21st, in the 
former case. Repeat the injection. 
8. p.m. Somewhat, but to no great extent, relieved: coughs. 
Bleed to six pounds. Ball as in the morning. 
25th. — 8 a.m. Horse better; pulse TO ; less heaving; mouth 
cooler; redness of nostril subdued; eats a little: ball as before. 
6 p.m. Not so well; refuses to eat; heaves; coughs more 
and sorely; pulse unaltered; evident thickening of the cel¬ 
lular texture under the jaws. Rub turpentine liniment under 
the jaw: ball as before. 
2tith. —Hangs his head; refuses to eat; pulse unchanged; 
a stifled painful cough, more frequent; more enlargement under 
the jaw. Blister the throat: ball as before. 
12 a.m. The horse being suddenly seized with a violent 
shivering fit, and the legs somewhat cold, and I being out of 
the way, another practitioner was sent for. I found him pre¬ 
paring to bleed the horse, to which I peremptorily objected. 
He then wished to give aloes, which I likewise refused; and 
the horse being left under my care, I ordered more blister oint¬ 
ment to be rubbed into the throat; tw r o rowels to be inserted in 
the chest; injections of soap and water to be throw'n up, and 
the balls continued. 
27 th. —8 a.m. Every way better; lively; eats; pulse 60, but 
the swelling under the jaw 7 has not increased. The blister has 
risen well. 
12. Again sent for. At precisely the same time as yesterday, 
the horse shivered, hung his head; heaved at the flanks. The 
w eather being fine, I ordered him to be gently walked about 
for five minutes: the shivering went off $ and in the afternoon 
the horse w as decidedly better. 
2 8th. —10 a.m. Horse improving; lay dow 7 n in the night; 
eats fairly of hay, but will not touch green meat. The sw elling 
under the jaw r considerably decreased: diuretic mass half an 
ounce. 
29th. —No return of the shivering fit; horse better; swelling 
under the jaw almost disappeared. Balls as on the 19th, in the 
first case, w ere given for a few days; and the horse returned to 
his work. 
gave an injection containing half a pound of 
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