190 CASE OF DROPSY OF THE ABDOMEN IN A MARE. 
and we thought her bowels did not rumble so much. I fancy she 
has been purging a little in the night, as her tail was dirtied with 
dung: legs and ears warm, mouth moist, and pulse pretty good. 
Ordered powdered opium a drachm and a half, powdered digi¬ 
talis two drachms, powdered coriander seed an ounce, prepared 
chalk an ounce and a half; to be made into two powders, one to 
be given about twelve o’clock, and the other in three hours after. 
Four pounds of blood to be taken from the other thigh ; the side 
blistered, and one of her hind legs, with the ointment of cantha- 
rides. There is a little oedema between her hind legs; but I think 
it was produced by the spilling of the turpentine clyster. 
8 thy 12 m. —Has not been observed to paw during the day, but 
lifts her hind legs rather often, which seems rather to ease them, 
as she is very weak: abdomen does not rattle so much, nor can 
we detect water in it. Pulse 43, and which seems a good stand¬ 
ard pulse. Makes water, and which is clearer. Is not so thirsty, 
and picks a little hay occasionally; mouth pretty moist; off eye 
very much inflamed. Gave her one of the balls first prescribed. 
9 th. — Somewhat better than yesterday; her eyes not so 
much inflamed, and she can move her hind legs better; paws 
occasionally, but not often. I blistered the other side of her ab¬ 
domen, and ordered the following balls to be given in the course 
of the day :—powdered digitalis two drachms, powdered corian¬ 
der seed one ounce, syrup sufficient: divide into two balls. 
10 th. —She seems duller than yesterday; her pulse is much 
more bounding; extremities very warm. There is now oedema 
inside the forearms; the veins on the thighs are fuller again; 
bladder nearly empty, and she makes water well. The blister has 
risen well, and, on the other side, the skin is all off and discharg¬ 
ing. I took two quarts of blood from the neck, and which was 
very red; but there was a little buff on it when settled. The 
places where I bled in the thigh did not seem to heal up as they 
ought to do, so I preferred the neck. As one of the balls ordered 
yesterday was only given this morning, I declined giving her 
any more medicine to day, except about four ounces of castor oil 
in some gruel, to act a little on her bowels. 
1 1th. —Appetite still continues very indifferent; pulse very 
good, and not so full as yesterday; her thighs not so hot and 
oedematous as they were yesterday ; mouth moist, and warm all 
over. We took her out into the field, and she walked better than 
she has done since she has been ill, and ate a little grass, and 
would have eaten more if we chose. Cannot detect any water in 
her abdomen by, percussion; and she is now more gaunt in her 
flanks and belly. Gave her two drachms of Barbadoes aloes, 
and half an ounce of nitre in some gruel, and cut some carrots and 
