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LOCAL PALSY OBSERVED IN THREE HORSES. 
and took away six pounds of blood from the neck. Mucilaginous 
drinks and emollient clysters were administered. 
On the next day the animal was in the same state, still lying 
on his litter, and making vain efforts to rise: I had him turned 
and placed on fresh straw. The appetite, which was quite gone 
yesterday, had returned. I ordered dry frictions of the diseased 
leg, which I afterwards wrapped in flannel. Mucilaginous and 
white drinks, emollient clysters, and bleeding five pounds. 
Third day .—There were no new symptoms ; the pulse was 
still hard; the setons had drawn well. I took four more pounds 
of blood, and gave six drachms of powdered nux vomica, and con¬ 
tinued the former treatment. 
Fourth day .—The animal was still down, but he appeared to 
me to be much easier; and he had changed his place. Seven 
drachms of nux vomica were given, with clysters, and white 
water. 
Fifth day .—The discharge from the setons was abundant and 
good. The patient tried several times to rise ; but the weakness 
of his hind parts disabled him from standing. His appetite 
was good. Until this time we had been obliged to feed him, and 
make him swallow the white water by means of a bottle; but 
now he could help himself by resting on his fore legs. I gave 
him white water, and continued the clysters. 
Sixth day .—I was astonished to see the animal up: in this po¬ 
sition he was trembling, the respiration quickened ; the pulse 
quick and hard; the general uneasiness of the horse was very 
striking, and the paralysed limb was drawn up, while the croup 
was forced down towards it. This state of exacerbation lasted 
about fifteen or twenty minutes, during which it was impossible 
to make him move. These symptoms gradually disappeared: 
the horse then advanced a few steps towards the manger; he 
dragged his diseased leg after him, and if from inadvertence he 
supported himself on it, the flexion was so great that the haunch 
on that side almost touched the ground. I ordered a lotion to 
be rubbed into the paralysed leg, composed of equal parts of 
volatile oil of lavender, tincture of cantharides, and camphorated 
spirit. I gave him eight drachms of nux vomica in a drink, and 
the rest of the treatment was the same as before. The drink pro¬ 
duced no sensible effect. 
Seventh day .—I found the animal in the same position as on 
the preceding evening, nor did I perceive any particular change. 
I ordered eight grains of nux vomica; and in the course of the 
day, two frictions of the limb and on the spine, and three slightly 
purgative clysters, gruel, and a little hay : the appetite was very 
great. 
