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administered by the carter by way of cleaning his throat, as he 
observed. 
\6th.-~ Found the animal heaving violently at the flanks ; great 
difficulty of breathing; quick pulse ; depression of spirits; great 
perspiration; has not taken any food since yesterday morning : 
considerable tumefaction of the larynx. Seeing that the animal 
could not otherwise survive, the trachea was opened in a similar 
manner to the foregoing case, which had the effect of giving him 
instant relief. 
Treatment .—In the evening two quarts of blood were ab¬ 
stracted, which produced syncope; the larynx was blistered; 
and nitre administered in the form of a linctus. He has taken hvo 
quarts of gruel, being the first nourishment since his attack. 
Y7th. —Feeds a little ; the blister not having the desired effect, 
it was repeated ; fomentations were applied frequently; gruel, 
instead of water, to drink. 
18M.—Feeds much better; fomentations and linctus conti¬ 
nued. 
19 tli to 26th .—Gradually mending; he was supplied with 
scalded oats and bran sparingly; and nitre given occasionally in 
his food. 
29th .—Animal frequently coughs; larynx subsiding; one 
drachm of powdered stramonium and half an ounce of nitre to be 
given daily in his food. 
31s£.—T he colt breathes freely through his nose; the arti¬ 
ficial aperture was closed, and soon healed ; considerable cough, 
however, remained, and the medicine was continued as before. 
5th January , 1831.—Animal perfectly recovered, and was 
sold in about three months for 100 guineas. 
CASE III. 
26th January , 1831.—A cart horse, seven years old, which 
had recently recovered from an attack of influenza, was seized 
with considerable swelling of both hind legs; great heat and 
tenderness on pressure; quick pulse; breathing accelerated: 
two gallons of blood were taken away in the course of the day, 
and a diuretic ball administered ; fomentations applied to the 
legs; walking exercise ordered. Appetite good. 
27th .—The horse much better; swelling of the legs dimin¬ 
ishing ; fomentations and exercise continued; ball repeated: 
feeds well. 
28 th y at 8 a.m. —Swelling of the legs more diminished ; ball 
repeated; slight swelling of the nose, which gradually extended 
over the face and head, and in three hours the horse was totally 
