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is moist in character, but not sonorous: the appetite is moderate for 
a sick horse. 
Treatment .—I gave the following in a drench :— 
R Potass, nitratis . 3ij 
Antim. tart..*.. jjss 
Aloes barb, pulv. 3 ij 
Spirit, nitric. ^ij 
Aquae. Jvi 
To be made as comfortable in the stall as she can be; to have a 
bran mash to eat, and linseed tea to drink. 
24 th.—Eight o'clock , A.M. : She has drunk some gruel and eaten 
a portion of mash; she does not appear to have lain during the 
night; pulse 70 per minute, and respirations 17. The character 
of the pulse is somewhat peculiar: when lightly pressed, it feels 
full, strong, and round; but its action by almost the slightest in¬ 
crease of pressure is lost. The respiratory murmur is changed 
since last evening; it is more dead or subdued; and this deadness 
is more evident on the right than the left side : still I cannot de¬ 
tect the slightest interruption to its course through the lungs. The 
mucous rale is also louder; the extremities less warm; cough more 
severe, and, when it comes on, she seems afraid to give it force; 
it is constrained and suffocative : in short, she is worse in every 
respect. 
Treatment. —Gave the following in a drench :— 
R Potassae nitratis. 3 ij 
Antim. tart. 3 j 
Pulv. camphorae. 3 j 
Pulv. digitalis... jj 
Spirit, nitric. Jiij 
Aquae. Jvij 
The hair to be closely cut from each side of the chest over a con¬ 
siderable surface, and a strong blister rubbed in to the exposed 
parts; bandage legs; clothe a little more, and give linseed tea or 
oatmeal gruel to drink, also a few boiled oats and a little bran 
mash to eat. 
Eight o'clock , P.M. —During the day I have seen the mare on 
two or three occasions; to-night, however, I again made another 
systematic examination. Pulse 72, and softer than in the morning; 
respirations 17 per minute; respiratory murmur faint and dead on 
the right side, on the left more clear; mucous rale not so loud; it, 
however, changes a great deal: at times, during the day, it was 
loud, while at other times it could scarcely be heard at all. Legs 
cold; the hair over the surface of the body is dry-looking: the 
eye is dim, and has a sunken appearance; the mucous membrane 
of the nose is bluer than when I last noticed it. When she coughs, 
