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PERITONITIS ; INFLAMMATION OF THE 
just mentioned ; but, after all, one fact is worth a dozen theories* 
I have tried the side-nailing 1 system, and have found it com¬ 
pletely answer, and I shall therefore continue to employ it; and 
in addition thereto, I would mention that I was talking* to a 
brother veterinarian on the subject a few' months back, and he 
said that he much approved the plan ; and though he did not 
keep a forge, he had his own horses shod after the method, and, 
if he had a hundred horses , would do the same. 
I have endeavoured to make myself as intelligible as possible, 
and would feel oblig'ed by your inserting this paper in the next 
number of The V eterinarian. 
W. C. Spooner. 
Blandford, April 18th, 1831. 
PERITONITIS ; INFLAMMATION OF THE NECK OF 
THE BLADDER, AND OBSERVATIONS ON TAP¬ 
PING THE BLADDER. 
About eight o'clock at night on the 31st of January, 1831, 
I w r as sent for to attend a horse pony of Mr. Williams, the chand¬ 
ler, of this town, that had lain down in the morning, and could 
not be made to rise again. He is blind and broken-winded. 
Symptoms .—Has lost the use of his hind legs. He can rise 
upon his fore legs on trying to get up, but is quite unable to raise 
his hinder parts in the least. On pricking his hind legs with a 
pin, he does not evince any feeling. Bowels constipated. Turns 
his head occasionally towards his flanks, as if in pain, and groans. 
Bladder much distended. Cannot detect any injury to the 
spine. 
Treatment .—Bleed to three quarts, which was buffed. Give 
aloes cape 3 iv in a ball: apply a mustard blister to loins. On 
raking him I pressed about a quart of urine out of his bladder, 
and when doing so he strained violently, purposely, no doubt, to 
force it out. 
1st Feb. 9 o'clock a. m. —No better. Raked him again, and 
pressed more urine out of his bladder, which relieved him, as lie 
seemed pretty easy after for awhile. Rubbed more mustard over 
his loins. 
6 p. m. —No better. Raked and pressed out urine as before. 
He strained much on pressing the bladder. Gave him Ifefs. ol. 
lini. Did not bleed again, on account of his being poor. 
2d Feb. 9 a. m. —No better. Raked, and pressed out about 
a quart more urine. Hind legs more under his controul, and 
warmer. Bowels not opened. Pulse quicker and small. R 
