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wise healthy, except a slight elevation in temperature. The 
water was low in the well where they got their water, and I 
examined it and found it very unhealthy, being loaded with 
organic matter. I placed them all on other water and none 
of the others were affected. The bay horse began to improve 
the fourth day and made a good recovery, but was very weak 
for some time, and last week was shipped to New York, being 
as fat and in good spirits as could be. 
A COMPLICATED CASE. 
By W. H. Derr, V.S., Mansfield, Ohio. 
Was called on forenoon of the ioth of December to see a 
grey horse belonging to the mail department' of the city. 
He had been ailing several days, but had entirely refused feed 
on the morning of the ioth. Found him with temperature 105,° 
pulse 80 and very weak, breathing 28, membranes injected. 
Right lung blocked to the upper third, legs swollen, ears and 
legs cold. 
Diagnosis .—Influenza with pneumonia of the right lung. 
Being a short distance from the hospital I had him removed 
there and gave the usual treatment, with mustard to the side. 
Gave stimulants, and he brightened up and seemed better in 
the evening. About 8 o’clock he began pawing and became 
very restless, looking back to sides, but did not attempt to lie 
down. 
I then gave him fl. ex. can. ind., half pint; fl. ex. bellad, one 
ounce, and he seemed relieved. He received the other treat¬ 
ment through the night. On the morning of the nth, much 
worse, except appetite, which was improved. Temperature 
107°, pulse 102 very weak, breathing 45, legs and body cold, 
had no pain, bowels not moving; gave him one and a half 
pints of raw oil and added half pint doses fl. ex. nux. vom., 
every four hours. In the evening, abdominal pain, continued 
pawing, no appetite, temperature and pulse same as morning. 
Placed in hot blankets from shoulders to flanks and hot water 
applied every fifteen minutes, all night. 
Morning of the 12th, temperature 104I-3, pulse 80, breath- 
