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proving until the 8th of July, when I ordered them both to 
be turned out into the pasture grounds. 
1 heard no more of them until the 24th of July, when I 
was ordered to attend the bay colt for lameness in his off 
hind limb; the man informing me he had been lame from 
the 16 th, he believing him to have been struck by light¬ 
ning. On my examination, I could not find any tumefaction 
in any part of the limb; but, on passing my hand down the 
femoral muscles, there were heat and pain on the application 
of pressure. I ordered the part to be fomented two or three 
times per diem, and applied some embrocation to the mus¬ 
cles; though, in point of fact, on leaving, I did not feel satis¬ 
fied as to the nature and situation of the lameness. On the 
third day following, I took over my smith, and made a minute 
examination of the foot, but found it to be in a perfectly 
healthy condition. I again ordered the fomentation to be 
continued three times a day. August the 10th; there was 
considerable tumefaction going on. I was quite certain we 
had pus forming on the 17th of August. There was fluctua¬ 
tion of pus under the hand. I made an incision with the 
lancet, when a considerable quantity of thick pus made its 
exit. I now ordered the patient better diet, and the abscess 
to be kept open for some time, thinking he would go on well; 
but still it is the impression of both master and man, that this 
was all from the effects of the electric fluid. I saw' my pa¬ 
tient again on the 21st, when I observed there was a peculiar 
dragging of his hind legs, with rigidity of the muscles of the 
neck, and from it he w r as unable to feed off the ground. I now 
told the owner I thought there must be some spinal affection. 
His head was carried almost in the same position as you 
would see a horse after death from contraction of the liga- 
mentum nuchae. I saw him again on the 29th, when he 
appeared to have improved; his appetite being then pretty 
good, and his general health appeared to be ameliorating. I 
ordered him plenty of food. I saw him again on Sept. 19 th; 
there was swelling going on in the near hind limb, in the 
same situation as the one on the off limb. I ordered fomen¬ 
tations, &c.; this swelling all disappeared before the 25th, 
when my attention was again called to him. Immediately I 
entered the box, I found him lying at full length ; pulse and 
respiration irregular, with partial oedema present. On in¬ 
quiry, I found he had been standing with his head resting 
against the manger and corner of the box until he became 
violent, and fell for the last time. He lived for about two 
hours after mv arrival. 
It being late at night, I could not make a post-mortem 
