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horse’s foot has been a troublesome illusion, and that he and 
every one else is much indebted for dispelling it. 
Tetanus from Castration. 
In reply to your request I send you a fatal case I have 
just had of the above disease, which is very heartily at your 
service. The subject was a black yearling calf, castrated on 
the 21 st June with clams, (by the desire of the owner.) I 
removed them next day, and left with the understanding if I 
heard no more of him that he was doing well. This morning 
(5th July) I was sent for, and found him tetanic. The owner 
says, he went rather stiff yesterday: the cords had come clean 
out of the scrotum, and were adherent to the edges of the 
wounds, which were small, suppurating, and apparently 
healing rapidly ; he can open the jaws slightly. Gave Aloes 
in solution 3 X. To be kept perfectly still and quiet, and 
have gruel to drink, mash to eat. 
10 p.m. —To-day, like the two or three preceding days, 
there has been a great deal of lightning and thunder; is 
easier to night, and has eaten a little mash ; one dejection, 
hard; repeat the draught with Calomel ^ij, as there is great 
difficulty in giving it all; none can be given by the mouth : 
he is what Mr. Hurford would call a very bad patient. 
Qth. —Worse; bowels very slightly moved; faeces softening, 
7 p.m. —Give Aloes ^vj, Infus. Tabac. Jij ; same as morning 
previous; injections of ditto; blistered the dorsal and lumbar 
region (which increased the spasms so much, that in a little 
time he fell down); applied hot bran to the back, and ordered 
a sheepskin. 
1th. 6 p.m. — Spasm has been nearly persistent since I 
saw him; breathing very quick. The sheepskin has pro¬ 
duced and maintained great heat; been laid all the time ; 
pulse softer; nothing from the bowels; fever hard. Gave 
chloroform with momentary benefit, and repeated with a 
larger quantity; but the spasm returns directly the effects 
pass off. 
8 th. 9 a.m. —Died. 
9 th. Post-mortem. —Nothing very observable but a little 
congestion of the lungs and liver. The meningeal coverings 
of the spinal cord have a faint rosy blush after washing; 
wounds healthy. The head had been taken away. 
To what, Mr. Editor, are you inclined to attribute the 
supervention of the disease in this case ? 
Two months ago I had another case in a herd of calves 
I castrated, which had no intermission of the spasms, and 
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