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DUTIES OF A REGIMENTAL VETERINARY SURGEON. 
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Sick Lines. 
— Regt. Lt. Cav. 
Diseases and Treatment. 
1829. 
Case 44. 
Troop A. Transfer. 
Colour Grey. 
Admitted 
29thMay, 1829. 
Discharged 
5 th June, 1829. 
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June 1 
3 
5 
Came into Sick Lines at eveniug stables, for excessive purging. 
The dejections are very frequent, but the horse does not seem in any 
pain, nor is his pulse accelerated. I am inclined to ascribe the af¬ 
fection to drinking freely of cold water in the morning after a field- 
day. “ Give a drench : R. cretcepulv. Jiss, tinct. opii Jiss, aqua tepid . 
Ibj, M.f. haust. Clothe warmly. Boil 51b of ricem 5 gallons of wa¬ 
ter ; of this give him frequently two or three pints: drench if necessary. 
Give nothing else to eat or drink] to-night. - 30th. Much as he was, 
this morning. Has been purging all night. “ Repeat the drench as 
above. Allowance him on J of a seer of boiled gram in a small bran 
mash , three times a day , and a small quantity of hay occasionally. Con¬ 
tinue giving the rice-water . ir This evening the purging has mode¬ 
rated.-31st. The excessive dejections have ceased. “ Double his 
allowance of boiled gram .”-1st. “ Give a dose of physic: R. aloes 
Barbad. 3vj, saponis duri 3 ij, gingib. pulv* 3ij, soda sub.carb. 3vi,/*. 
bol. ii.” - 2d. Operating - 3d. Set. “ Increase his gram two seers 
more per diem -5th. “ Discharge him to duty.' 1 
Case 51. 
Troop C, 
No. 14. 
Colour Bay. 
Admitted 
2d June, 1828. 
Discharged 
19th June, 1828. 
June 2 
3 
4 
6 
10 
11 
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Came into Sick Lines this evening very lame bolh fore legs, from 
an extension of the sheaths of the flexor tendons. “ V. S. thin} from 
the vessels over the side cartilages of each foot. Put each limb in a large 
poultice , extending up to the knee. Give a bran mash to-night , and after 
put on the muzzle till 6 to-morrow morning , when administer a dose of 
vhysic - 3d. “ R. Aloes Barbad. 3vij, sapo. duri. 3ij, gingib. pulv. 
3j, q . s. theriacce ut f . Bol. Give 2 seers gram and 4 seers bran per 
diem. 1 ’ - 4th. Operating. - 5th. Operating. “ Give rice-water for 
drink. 11 - 6th. Set. He goes better, rather. “Put on leg-bandages, and 
keep continually wet with salt and water solution 11 - 10th. Goes very 
much better. <e Give diuretic : R. sapo. mollis 3ij, resin, for. pulv. 3ss. 
ol. juniperi 3j, f. Bol. 11 -11th. Repeat bolus.' -12th. “ Repeat bo¬ 
lus. Double allowance of gram 11 - 13th. Much better. “ Sent to 
walking exercise. 11 -19th. Well. “ Discharge to duty. 11 
