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with my colleague. The following morning I received a letter from 
the gentleman (his servant having given him to understand I did 
not intend to visit the mare again unless sent for) stating, he did 
not feel satisfied with Mr.-, and requesting me to take charge 
of the case, expressing a wish to see me, being from home when I 
attended in consultation. In compliance with his request, I accord¬ 
ingly visited the mare again this morning. There was an appear¬ 
ance about the nostrils, as well as the sides of the box, of a return 
of the hemorrhage, but of a very trifling nature. The extremities 
and surface of the body still very cold—the respiration more diffi¬ 
cult. Pulse 75, small and weak; and the mare dull, being much 
disspirited. 
Being apprehensive that disease was going on within the chest, 
I inserted rowels, repeated the stimulant to the legs, and gave 
small doses of aloes. 
6^A.—Breathing much the same, extremities still cold, a small 
quantity of'blood sticking about the nostrils. Pulse 70, and op¬ 
pressed; mouth hot. Repeated the stimulant to legs and the 
aloetic ball. 
lih ,—Pulse 65; soft, and beating with more freedom. The off 
fore-leg and the near hind ones warm; the other two cold, but some¬ 
what warmer than yesterday; respiration less difficult; but slight 
appearance of any hemorrhage. Mouth hot, but, upon the whole, 
appears better. The stimulant repeated to the two legs which 
were cold, and enemata frequently. 
^th .—Respiration less difficult. Pulse 60, soft. Extremities 
and surface of the body warm. No appearance of any hemor¬ 
rhage ; bowels relaxed; mouth cool, moist, and comfortable. 
9M.—Pulse 60, soft. Extremities and surface of the body 
warm; respiration more tranquil; appears more lively, and bet¬ 
ter; slight discharge of mucus from both nostrils; bowels relaxed. 
Gave digitalis 3ss, antim. tart. 3i, potass, nitras 3iij, morning and ' 
night. 
10th .—Pulse same; but slight discharge from nostrils; eager for 
food; very much better. Ball repeated morning and night. 
11th .—Pulse same. No discharge from nose; much better. 
Being very eager for food, allowed her a little hay for the first 
time since her attack, having had nothing but bran mashes and a 
small quantity of carrot. 
12th. —Pulse 54; soft. Much the same; ball repeated. 
\^th. —Pulse 50. Much better. 
16th. —Pulse 42; intermittent. Feeds well. 
11th. —Pulse regular. Convalescent. 
This mare formerly belonged to a livery stable keeper, residing 
at Reading, in Berkshire, who was in the habit of hiring her out 
