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being subject to other treatment considered suitable to the case : 
from this attack, however, she has never thoroughly recovered : she 
is considered to be affected in her wind, and she is also troubled with 
a severe deep dty-sounding cough. The cough is generally violent 
after drinking water, after coming in from a long journey, and 
during the prevalence of close, damp, or foggy weather. She is also 
subject to attacks of ophthalmia, to grease, and during the last 
twelve months she has suffered twice from colic. Latterly, the 
cough has increased in intensity, and from this circumstance my 
assistance is sought. 
Present state .—The mare has a cheerful appearance ; the hair 
over the surface of the body is dry looking, and her skin does not 
possess that loose oily character which is to be observed in horses 
perfectly healthy ; her appetite is good, and the tongue clean ; 
pulse 38, and respirations 13 per minute. The mucous membrane 
of the nose has a vevy pale dry appearance; the cough is hard 
sounding, and moderately deep. The respiratory murmur through 
the left lung is perfect; towards the bottom of the right lung it is 
entirely absent. 
I told the owner candidly that I was afraid I could do the animal 
but little good; that, in fact, the only good I could do would be to 
improve the tone of the general system. To this he at once con¬ 
sented, and various measures were resorted to which had the effect 
of materially improving the health. I continued my treatment for 
a period of twelve or fourteen days, at the end of which time, I 
lost sight of her until the 12th of the following month (July), 
when I was again requested to attend. I learned from the person 
who came for me, that my treatment had greatly improved the 
mare in every respect, save that of removing the cough ; that the 
owner being anxious for its removal, had mentioned the subject to 
a friend of his who was considered to be greatly skilled in horse¬ 
flesh ; that this friend advised him to give the mare some balls in 
which powdered opium was the principal remedy ; that such balls 
had been given to her, one night and morning during the last eight 
or ten days; that each ball contained a quarter of an ounce of 
opium ; that the cough in consequence had been less severe ; 
that during the last three days the mare had never been observed 
to dung; and that about an hour ago she began to exhibit 
symptoms of violent abdominal pain. Such is the sum and sub¬ 
stance of what I learned after a great deal of cross-questioning and 
close inquiry, which was afterwards confirmed by similar state¬ 
ments made to me by the owner himself. 
Present symptoms .—The body is covered with a profuse, cold, 
clammy sweat; the abdomen is very tense and round ; the extre- 
