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trated and could not rise, and one that was placed in slings 
could not bear any weight on one hind leg for five days, and 
although standing, his urine had to be drawn during the first 
three days. 
Considering the scarcity of my patients that have lived 
after being prostrated with azoturia, and subject to my prev¬ 
ious treatment, I feel that my new departure deserves further 
trial, which I shall certainly give it at my first opportunity. 
I wish once more to trespass upon your patience by draw¬ 
ing again from my memorandum of experience. Two cases 
of abortion, the first occurring about one week ago before I 
was called. Was informed the animal appeared well for two 
or three days, then began to be uneasy, ate little, and gradu¬ 
ally grew worse until at the present she ate nothing, and was 
continually uneasy. Respiration 36 ; pulse 80 ; temperature 
105°. A fetid discharge issued from the vulva, and the ab¬ 
domen had a tucked-up appearance, while she strained at 
short intervals, passing a colored discharge. I found the vig- 
nia and uteras much swollen, the latter containing a small 
quantity of putrid matter. I cleansed the parts as thoroughly 
as I could, although the effort caused much irritation, and 
being a little afraid to risk the hyposulphite alone I combined 
with it fair sized doses of aconite ; and, after two or three 
days of uncertainty she began to make a slow recovery, which 
proved permanent. The other, not as serious as I would 
have liked, 1 was called to attend within an hour after the 
untimely delivery. Found her not much changed from the nor¬ 
mal in pulse, and temperature, inclined to eat, yet a little un¬ 
easy ; and to all appearance the abortion was a complete one. 
Gave her a light opiate, and waited developments. The next 
da}^ she was more uneasy, lying down considerably, eating 
little; respiration 24; pulse 72 ; temperature 104^° ; and 
quite a propuse discharge from the vulvas. I attended to her 
general comfort, more especially left instructions in regard to 
diet; administered 3 1 of hyposulphite in solution, and left 
similar doses to be given every four hours. The next day 
respiration 16; pulse 36; temperature ioo°. Complete re¬ 
covery followed. 
