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dull, with a slight conjunctivitis, coat had lost its lustre, bowels 
and urinary organs in a normal condition. 
Treatment .—Applied mustard over the left side, and pre¬ 
scribed the following:— 
JE FI. Ex. Nux Vomica, 3 ii, 
“ u Digitalis, 
“ u Belladonna, aa 3 iii, 
Sp. Nitrous Ether, 3 v. 
Mix. Sig. One tablespoonful, every four hours, in a little water, 
with syringe. 
On Dec. 8th, I found my patient somewhat better; appetite 
had improved; pulse stronger and 54; temperature 102^°; 
respirations 26. I made an addition to the above treatment of 
40 grains of quinia to be given with every other dose of the 
above prescription. Owner reported on the 9th that he was 
better, and improving. Continued the same treatment every 
six hours, with quinia night and morning. 
On the nth I had a telephone that the horse was worse ; the 
weather had changed from warm to cold, with some rain. Being 
in a very comfortable stable, free from all drafts, with good 
ventilation, I laid the cause to the change of the weather. 
While the pulse and temperature had not made much of a 
change,, the left lung had become more solidified, his respirations 
32, not at all laborious, appetite had again become impaired. I 
prescribed eggs with his other diet, which he took readily, and 
gave the same treatment I had been giving before, so that in a 
few days he seemed better again. On the 16th he again had a 
relapse. Patient was weaker, with oedematous swelling of the 
chest, abdomen, and legs, and a very troublesome cough of a 
painful nature, with a pulse of 70, temperature 10454 0 , respira¬ 
tions 34. I again applied stimulants to both sides, also increased 
my stimulants internally, so that by the 2 2d he again was 011 
the road to improvement. I saw him again on the 25th, when his 
pulse was 55, weak, with some irregularity ; temperature 103 J4 0 , 
respirations about 30, with complete loss of appetite ; cough 
very distressing, casts up considerable mucous from nose and 
mouth in coughing. I again told the owner that my prognosis 
was unfavorable, as I was satisfied that should he even make a 
recovery it would be with part of the left lung useless. He 
again had a relapse on Jan. 2, which revealed some dullness of 
the right lung and bronchial breathing of the left lung, at the 
superior surface of the chest. I made but little change in the 
internal treatment, none external; his surroundings were as good 
