LOCAL PALSY IN THREE HORSES. 513 
Eighth day. —The horse in the same state. I gave the same 
drinks ; the same friction and treatment. 
Ninth, tenth , and eleventh days. —The animal continued in as 
much pain as ever ; and groaned very much when he was forced 
to move. He had not yet lain down. I gave six drachms of nux 
vomica, two clysters of warm water, and ordered frictions. 
Twelfth day. —On entering the infirmary, I found the horse 
lying on the affected side ; he was in a sweat, and seemed in 
great pain: he had no straw under him, which shewed that he 
had struggled violently in order to rise during the night. I tried 
to induce him to rise by slight cuts with a whip : he raised him¬ 
self on his fore legs, and tried to gain his feet; but he soon fell 
backwards, and then made renewed and fruitless efforts. In 
spite of the aid of several assistants, whom I had placed therefor 
that purpose, we were unable to get him on his feet: we were, 
therefore, obliged to turn him on his right side, and the animal, 
being thus placed, raised himself easily enough, with one person 
at the tail to assist him. When he was up, he was so weak that he 
could not stand an instant without support; and very soon after¬ 
wards he resumed his ordinary posture. I ordered four drachms 
of nux vomica ; the same treatment, and rubbing with the hand, 
and which were continued on the thirteenth and fourteenth days. 
Fifteenth day. —In the course of the day I found the animal 
lying on his off side : he remained two or three hours in this po¬ 
sition, and then got up by himself; nevertheless the paralysed 
limb did not seem better. I gave three drachms of nux vomica, 
two simple clysters, and ordered frictions. 
Sixteenth , seventeenth , and eighteenth days. —I continued the 
same drinks, and the same treatment. 
Nineteenth day. —The horse tried to use his lame leg, but as 
soon as he rested the weight of his body on it, he nearly fell. He 
was much better; he could lie down and rise without aid: the 
same treatment was continued. 
Twentieth day. —I renewed the setons, as the tapes were almost 
rotten : the animal seemed to feel great pain when I passed my 
seton needle through the fistula; he tried to kick; and I was 
forced to put a twitch on him before I could finish the operation. 
I gave two drachms of nux vomica, clysters, and frictions. 
Twenty-first , second, third , fourth, fifth, and sixth days .—I 
administered every alternate day a drachm of nux vomica/ and 
ordered two embrocations every day, Sec.; I also began to aug¬ 
ment his rations. 
Twenty-seventh day. —The animal was sensibly better; the 
paralysed extremity appeared to get stronger ; lie was not so 
lame, or at least, though the support was still weak, it was 
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