TETANUS IN A MARE. 457 
I had a small portion of very thin mash placed before her, 
with which was mixed— 
Nit. Potass., 3j; 
Pot. Ant. Tart., 5j; 
Hyd. Chloricl., 3 ip 
4 p.m.—She stands with her legs closer together, is quiet, 
and l fancy has less rigidity of the jaws. She has sucked up a 
small portion of the sloppy mash, and also some water. The 
rectum was again emptied, and some young clover placed 
before her, which she tries hard to get into the corner of her 
mouth. 
loth.—Going on favorably; pulse 60: she moves much 
better. The pupils are less dilated, and I can place the little 
finger between the incisor teeth. The bowels are also 
acting. 
Continue mashes, mixed with a few scalded oats, and give 
the medicine night and morning, omitting the calomel. 
Ifith.—Symptoms more favorable. Jaws still more relaxed ; 
lacteal secretion increasing. 
17th.—Convalescent. 
Was this tetanic affection brought on by the animal being 
exposed for a few days previously to frequent showers of rain 
and cold winds?—or was it produced by the foal—a strong- 
one—requiring more milk than was secreted, thus causing 
it to be constantly worrying the mare by tugging at her 
mammae? As I inclined to the latter opinion, I suggested 
the propriety of taking the foal off, but I was fearful, neverthe¬ 
less, that,by so doing, the mare's agitation and f retfulness might 
prove even more injurious than allowing it to remain with her. 
We therefore decided, and perhaps wisely, upon its remaining. 
Its appetite was tempted with crushed oats and young clover, 
both of which it soon ate with avidity. 
My opinion of the cause in this instance was influenced by 
my experience of similar cases in other animals, as I have 
often seen the sow and also the bitch with symptoms some¬ 
what analogous, from their being what is called ec over-tugged 
at” by their youngsters. 
I attribute the recovery of the patient, in a great measure, 
to the particular care which was taken in keeping her per¬ 
fectly quiet; for without wishing to at all undervalue the 
benefit derived from medicinal agents, having often witnessed 
great good from the use of both purgatives and sedatives, I 
am convinced that our great dependence must be based on 
the soothing system. To borrow the language of that dis¬ 
tinguished professor of veterinary science, the late Mr. 
