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mares at the present time, the property of one gentleman, all 
suffering from the inflammatory stage of the disease, the 
whole gland being affected in them. Numerous flocks of 
lambing ewes have also been similarly attacked. One case 
of mammitis in a drape cow, which commenced last autumn 
and turned out very troublesome, and another of parturient 
apoplexy, you would much oblige me by inserting along 
with the others, should I not be encroaching too far upon 
the pages of your valuable Journal. 
Believe me, dear Sir, 
To remain yours truly, 
Thomas T. Hudson, V.S. 
Blyth, Notts; 
Any. \4th, 1852. 
Case I.— Paralysis. 
The subject was a bay carriage mare, 9 years old, near 
16 hands, and in good condition, the property of T. Walker, 
Esq., Danes Hill. She had been in the owner’s possession 
about ten days only when first affected. Five days after 
purchase, in the act of being liberated from harness, she 
began kicking violently, being rather addicted to that habit; 
she w T as, notwithstanding, soon extricated from harness, 
and was turned into a white clover pasture, near home, where 
she seemed to remain perfectly healthy until the 29th, when 
she was first observed to go lame with her off fore leg. In a 
few hours afterwards she went so with her hind one of the 
same side. Afterwards she began to reel about, until at 
length she fell on the right side. I was requested to attend 
about 11 o’clock on Thursday evening. 
On my arrival I found her lying upon her right side, 
unable to rise. Pulse 45; extremities cold ; breathing natural; 
sensible to the prick of a pin on the lumbar muscles ; dunging 
and urinating freely ; and eating some green clover that had 
been given her. A small tent was erected around her; 
the extremities well hand-rubbed, and flannel bandages were 
applied to the legs. I emptied the rectum, and threw up a 
warm injection, and gave a common alterative ball, not having 
any cathartic medicine with me. I then had her packed up 
in a comfortable posture with straw, threw a rug over the 
body, and left her for the night. 
Friday , 30 th. Saw her at 9, a.m. Still down; made several 
attempts to rise, which proved ineffectual; pulse 60, and 
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