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Insert a large rowel between the fore limbs, and repeat the 
draught. 
9th , Seven o'clock, A.M. —Lameness in near fore leg better; he 
stands upon it firmly, but it is difficult to make him move. The 
pain in the hind limb appears much the same. He has not lain 
down during the night. The physic is purging pretty freely. 
Pulse 47, soft and round, and respirations 9 per minute. To be fed 
with boiled corn, and thick gruel to drink. Repeat draught. 
Twelve o'clock, A.M.— He is suddenly worse. The pulse is very 
peculiar in its action; sometimes it beats full, round, and soft; 
then it commences beating with violence, and gradually becomes 
more gentle; its average beat is about 58 per minute. The action 
of the heart is very similar; the sounds of the heart are very audi¬ 
ble, and simultaneous with the sounds is a noise closely resembling 
that caused by rubbing the hands gently together: the respiratory 
murmur in every part of the chest over its left side is clear; to¬ 
wards the bottom of the right side it is faint, while superiorly on 
the same side it is clearly audible. Gave in a draught— 
R Pulvis colchii.3ij 
Pulvis opii. 3 j 
Pulvis camphorae .3j 
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Eight o'clock, P.M. —About two o’clock he began to improve a 
little, and remained better until within the last hour; now he is 
worse. Pulse 60, and tumultuous; respirations 16 per minute; 
respiratory murmur at the inferior region of the right side of the 
chest more dead, both in the character of the sound and in the 
extent over which I can detect it. Rubbing sound over the region 
of the heart more intense ; the rowel discharges pretty freely. Dung 
pultaceous. The hair to be closely cut from both sides of the 
chest, and a strong blister applied over the exposed portions. 
10th .—No appetite ; has lain down during the night; pulse 48 
per minute, and regular, respirations 12 do.; places the left fore foot 
more freely upon the ground ; pain in the left hind leg still very 
severe, attended with hot puffy swellings, which exhibit very acute 
sensibility when pressed upon ; he also moves better in the stall. 
Dung pultaceous ; the muscles of the abdomen still retain the 
cramped state they presented on the 7th : repeat draught. 
llth. —-Improving; moves better; pulse 40 and respirations 12 
per minute; muscles of the abdomen not so hard; rowels dis¬ 
charging freely; blisters have acted very well. Repeat draught; to 
be gently exercised for a few minutes. 
12th .—Appears much the same as yesterday ; the appetite is a 
