A CASE OF STRANGLES. 
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breathing had been very quick a fortnight before I saw him; 
but that he had appeared so much better since, as to have been 
turned out some part of the time : that for the last three or four 
days he had not been so well, had not laid down, and his legs 
had been a little swollen ; nevertheless, he appeared lively, and 
was even ridden for exercise the day before, when he was ob¬ 
served to lean to one side of the road. 
On my arrival, I found a boy leading the horse about the 
yard. I had him taken into a large open stable, and on exa¬ 
mination found that he was blind on the off side, with dilated 
pupil, but which contracted on being brought to the light. The 
pulse was 60, regular, and tolerably full, but with a feeling 
which I cannot pretend to describe. His breathing was little if 
at all affected, considering that he was just brought in from 
exercise: he moved his fore legs stiffly, sidled to the manger, 
and leaned with his off side against it. He had eaten very little 
to-day, and had been observed to look back once to the near 
side of his chest. 
Supposing that his brain and lungs were affected, I bled him 
to the extent of four quarts, and inserted setons over his brain 
and on each side of the chest. In doing this, I observed that he 
was particularly sensitive on the near side of his head and chest, 
but did not appear to feel at all on the off side of either. I also 
applied blistering ointment round about the setons in his chest; 
and to give him every chance afforded by such means, I inserted 
an extensive rowel underneath, gave him laxative medicine, and 
had him w^armly clothed. 
11^^, 1p.m. —Pulse 50, and regular; breathing natural: 
setons on near side beginning to discharge matter ; those on the 
off, yield a little blood on pressure. The blistering ointment had 
produced some swelling on each side, but no discharge. I was 
informed that he had been violent the evening before, looking 
wildly round, pressing against the wall, and striking out with 
his near hind leg, and which came on again this morning (twelve 
hours after the first time), when he was bled to the extent of 
three quarts. He had drunk some water, and now and then 
eaten a few mouthfuls veiy voraciously. I dressed the setons, 
and gave another dose of laxative and diuretic medicine, and 
ordered cold water to be applied to the head, if the symptoms 
above-mentioned returned. 
\2th .—He had been violent again this morning, and on the 
application of cold water he fell down. The setons on the near 
side discharge well; those on the off are quite dry; those on 
the head discharge very offensive bloody matter. The bowels 
are relaxed, and there is much mucus discharged with the faeces. 
