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catarrhal affection, and for which IVlr. L. obtained some medi¬ 
cine from Mr. Frith, farrier, of Middlewich. Yesterday the 
purchaser left the mare with Mr. L., requesting him to return 
her to the farmer from whom he bought her, as he declared that 
she had done only a week's work since he had her, and that he 
had called in a veterinary surgeon who resides at Stone, together 
wdth the horse-keeper, both of whom (the man said) declared 
that she was rotten. 
Upon entering the stable, I found my patient to be a living 
skeleton ; and, on further examination, 1 discovered that the 
breathing was accelerated, and the pulse increased in frequency,but 
of a peculiar debilitated character. She was often coughing, and 
the sound of the cough indicated mischief of the respiratory 
organs; in fact, the animal seemed to be in a state of rapid con¬ 
sumption. There was, however, a sleek coat and bright eyes, 
which gave me some hope of exciting the system to rally again. 
I ordered her to have nutritious food, in small quantities at first, 
and wFich w'as to be daily increased : she w'as also to be daily 
exercised. I gave tonic medicine for nearly three weeks, as re¬ 
commended by Mr. Vines, beginning with formula No. 1, and 
increasing it to No. 2, for glanders and farcy. 
March l5^.—She went to moderate work, and is so much im¬ 
proved that a stranger would not know her. Medicine con¬ 
tinued. 
7th .—Rapidly improving. Medicine discontinued. 
May Wth .—I saw my old patient to-day drawing manure. 
She is looking very well, but there still remains a chronic cough, 
which, I believe, will never be removed. 
I am now giving the cantharides in a case of farcy, with ex¬ 
tensive ulceration of the fore extremities. The patient is appa¬ 
rently going on very w'ell. 
INDIGESTION, WITH TYMPANITIS (FLATULENT 
COLIC) IN TWO HORSES, CURED BY PUNCTURE 
OF THE C/ECUM. 
By M. Dubuisson, Chateau Thierry. 
On the 7th of May 1833, a vine-dresser sent for me to see a 
little horse, about five years old. It had been previously bled by 
a farrier. After a rapid examination of the animal, and hearing 
the account that was given by the owner, I was convinced that 
it was a case of intestinal indigestion. The pulse was small, 
and a little accelerated ; the membranes of the eye were pale; 
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