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M. J. JONES. 
Asked owner concerning any injury ; was told there had been 
none, first symptoms appearing while in pasture. On examina¬ 
tion found a slight cicatrix at the point of shoulder. On inquiry 
found she had had a trivial injury at this point in the month of 
May previous, which had healed readily by the application of a 
little axle grease. I expressed my opinion that this was where 
the trouble began, which was received with a certain amount of 
incredulousness. On looking about, I found a small stable en¬ 
tirely isolated from any other animal of the equine species. 
With very great difficulty we got the animal to this building. 
Upon examination I found the incisors open perhaps one-third 
of an inch ; bowels very much confined. Gave potassium bro¬ 
mide, 3 ij, in a gallon of cold water, which she swallowed in 
the course of an hour by sucking it through her teeth ; scalded 
three pints of bran, and one of oats, and put it where she could 
have access to it, and left orders for no person to enter the build¬ 
ing, but to give small quantities of fresh water every three hours, 
with bromide, 3 j, to be put through a hole in the wall opposite 
the manger. Left hyposulphite of soda, 3 ss, to be given at 
one dose in the evening. 
July 31st called again, and found all the symptoms aggra¬ 
vated ; had not partaken of any solid food ; owner badly dis¬ 
couraged. Gave him a sedative in the way of nice talk and 
gentlemanly treatment, interspersed with a few stern commands. 
On examining patient, found the bowels had not moved, nor 
could I find any indications of urination ; substituted skimmed 
milk with oatmeal gruel for the water ; gave bromide same as 
previous day ; gave two doses of hyposulphite instead of one 
during the 24 hours ; paid no attention to bowels or urinary 
organs. 
Called again on Aug. 1st and found no change for the bet¬ 
ter ; owner quiet and submissive. Continued treatment, and 
on the third or fourth day found signs of urination and slight 
defecation ; patient standing obdurately in the same position; 
gradually decreased the bromide as the nervous symptoms dis¬ 
appeared, but continued the hyposulphite, giving a dose of the 
