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laustion to be looked forward to at no very distant period, the 
latural consequence of continued inward excitation, over-action, 
md pain; as well as from the little apparent benefit which had 
hitherto resulted from phlebotomy, and the total appaient inaction 
Df medicinal means, external as well as internal, the case cer¬ 
tainly presented at this time but a gloomy prospect; when, on 
visiting him at ten o’clock the same evening, I found him all at 
once thrown into a paroxysm of much abdominal pain, from the 
effects of the medicine. He was lying down, one minute ex¬ 
tended upon his side, the next lying with his head raised up,— 
puffing violently at the flanks; groaning; looking back at his 
belly; pawing ; and continually (more especially while he was in 
the erect posture) protruding his nose and everting his uppei lip, 
after the manner of a stallion : but all this at which, indeed, 1 
felt some surprise—was unattended with any foaming at the 
mouth, or discharge whatever of saliva. All this while, however, 
the pulse manifested unerring signs of the influence ol hellebore: 
if had sunk so low, it could hardly be felt; and it was tardy be¬ 
yond the conception of any one who had not been in the practice 
of visitin 0 ' such cases. In this instance, indeed, the medicine ha 
been pushed too far, or, at least, farther than vvas required; and, 
findino- this, and feeling for the animal under his temporary sufter- 
in^s, I ventured upon the exhibition of opium. I gave, however, 
only an ounce of laudanum in a quart of gruel; but this appeared 
to have answered every purpose; for the hoise became tranquil 
soon afterwards, and the next morning I found that every symp¬ 
tom of danger—connected with his disorder, I mean had left 
him; and Srat his respiration was in that state in which one 
might, with much self-satisfaction, pronounce the patient to be in 
the road of recovery; wherein, 1 feel pleasure in saying, lie is 
hourly progressing up to the present minute. ISo helleboie has 
been administered since—naught but mild tonic and diuietic 
medicine ; and the bowels kept soluble. 
The folio wing week, this unfortunate beast was once more 
thrown into a state of acute suffering from rather a sudden at¬ 
tack of i( fever in the feet.” lhe inflammation left the lungs 
(l suppose I ought to say), and sunk down into the feet. 
By free local blood-letting, blisters, hot bath, cold bath, 
sponge-boots, &c., 1 have succeeded in driving away all inflam¬ 
matory action ; but not before some small degree ol sepaiation 
has taken place between the coffin-bone and the lamina!, whic l 
has slightly sunk his soles; for this I am at present tieating 
him. But l feel rather doubtful whether 1 ought to place him 
bare-footed upon a hard flat surface, such as a Hag-stone, oi 
