568 G. L. BUFFINGTON. 
ceeclecl in getting her up, and after being supported for a 
short time was able to stand without much assistance. She 
seemed to do well enough when kept on her feet, but when 
allowed to lie down would he quietly for only an hour or two 
and then begin to struggle to rise, often injuring herself in the 
struggles. For this reason she was kept up by the use of the 
sling most of the time. To expel the worms, which were now 
regarded as the source of all her trouble, finely pulverized 
iron sulph. was used for a few days in the ground feed and 
this followed by an aloetic purge. After purgation began the 
watery faeces were literally filled with these small worms, ■ 
most of them of a dirty white color, with some, the largest, ' 
a bright red, and various gradations between these two. On 
close examination, while still warm, they looked to be a mov¬ 
ing, writhing mass of living organism ; there being thousands 
of them in a small quantity collected on a shovel ; and as they 
continued to be expelled in this manner for thirty-six hours, 
it would be impossible to even make an estimate of the vast . 
number that existed in the intestines of this filly. The great- ; 
er number of these worms were about one-fourth of an inch 
in length. The bright red ones, which seemed to be the same : 
kind more fully developed, would average about one-half inch 
in length. 
Two or three weeks after the first aloetic purge another 
was given with about the same results, with the addition ot 
expelling a few of the large, round worms. The filly ini- \ 
proved very slowly and could not rise without assistance for 
two months. 
During all the time this case was under my observation 
her appetite was ravenous, thirst great, coat rough and star¬ 
ing and emaciation extreme, improving, however, a little dur¬ 
ing the last three or four weeks. Diarrhoea was present most 
of the time and the fasces were very foetid. Occasionally the 
bowels would be normal for a few days and then diarrhoea 
would supervene, this condition gradually improving until 
the bowels finally became normal. She continued all the j 
time to pass those red worms on the surface of the faeces. 
This anitnal received, besides the vermifuges, vegetable tonics 
