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NERVOUS AND MUSCULAR APOPLEXY. 
the pin through into the abdominal cavity, relief followed, but 
only for a short period. Fluids would begin to escape 
through the small opening, and then solid matters, until it 
became of the size in which it appeared after the death of the 
animal. I cannot account for this singular rupture otherwise. 
NERVOUS AND MUSCULAR APOPLEXY 
SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH STRYCHNIA. 
By W. D. Bray, V.S., Soutergate. 
On the 16 th of March, 1858, I was requested to attend a 
filly belonging to Mr. W. Gradwell, of Roose. 
History .—The filly has been out at grass, and was found 
in a ditch, every part of the body being covered with water 
except the feet, head, and neck. Is supposed to have been 
there one night, and nearly the whole of the following day. 
She was drawn out, placed in a loose box, and repeatedly 
drenched with warm ale and ginger : she was also bled. This 
occurred two days previous to mv attendance being requested. 
On examining her, I found the legs and extremities deathly 
cold, and perfectly insensible; even the prick from a pin failed 
to produce pain, although applied to the ears and thigh. She 
lies covered with straw, perfectly still, except the breathing, 
which is difficult; the pulse is natural. She has passed no 
faeces since she has been found. I examined her per rectum ; 
the intestine was very cold, and contained only a small quan¬ 
tity of mucus. I then administered a cathartic, had her 
well hand-rubbed, warmly clothed, and covered with straw, 
and ordered a bran mash with a little boiled barley to be given, 
a part of which she ate. 
17th. The bowels have not been acted upon; she eats a 
little sloppy mash; no change in the symptoms. I raised 
her and placed her in slings, and bandaged her legs. 
18th. The medicine is operating. The symptoms are the 
same as yesterday. She has not been observed to move a 
limb ; pulse rather weak; refuses her mash, &c. 
19th. No visible change, except that she constantly swings 
her head. She has urinated freely, and takes a small quan¬ 
tity of boiled barley. Ordered Strychnia, gr. ij., cum Pulv. 
Gent, et Zingib. 3j. in bol. bis in die. 
20th. The extremities and legs are still cold ; the appetite 
very bad ; the pulse down to 28 ; bowels regular. Increased 
the strychnia to gr. iij., giving it as before. 
