788 REPORTS OF CASES. 
owner said that she had had a nail puncture in one foot abo 
two weeks before, which suppurated a good deal. He ke] 
the foot washed with a bichloride solution and dressed an: 
septically. The wound healed up, lameness ceased and he ha 
almost forgotten about the matter. 
I diagnosed the case as one of tetanus. The physician b 
came very much alarmed and said that he had very little fait 
in the efficacy of drugs in treating the case. I suggested usin 
the antitoxine, of which I had just heard. Having use 
diphtheria* antitoxine with good results in his practice tl 
owner readily assented. We ordered by telegraph five bottle 
of three grammes each of Gibier’s tetanus antitoxine. I ; 
once gave the mare an aloetic purgative, and began on a liber;, 
course of diuretics. We also prepared a large, darkened, bo: 
stall. The following is a record of the case : 
Nov. 6th.—Pulse 37, temperature 99 0 , respiration 24; sligT 
stiffness, eyes slightly covered ; purgative given. 
^ Nov. 7th.—Pulse 38, temperature 100.5°, respiration 2 a} 
stiffness more marked, bowels purging. 
Nov. 8th.—Pulse 40, temperature 100.5°, respiration 46 
gluteal and buccinator muscles rather tense, purging stoppe* 
still able to chew and swallow. I 
Nov. 9th.—Pulse 40, temperature ioo°, respiration 3d 
general appearance about the same ; injected half bottle c 
serum at 2 p. m., again at 7 P. M. 
Nov. 10th.—Pulse 40, temperature ioo°, respiration 3c ^ 
appeared brighter, good appetite, stiffness no worse; ha ; 
bottle of serum at 8 A. M. and 7 P. M. 
Nov. nth.—Pulse 38, temperature ioo°, respiration 24 
animal seemed no worse, injected half bottle serum at 8 A. id 
and 7 p. m. |:l 
I had to leave the city on Nov. 15th for two weeks on bus 
ness, but felt confident that the mare would recover. N 
more antitoxine was used, having used only three bottles 
the animal slowly recovered and returned to work in abou 
thirty days from the beginning of the attack. 
Case No. 2. —Was called on morning of Dec. 19th to seti 
a very large cryptorchid horse. The horse was stiff in hin< 
quarters, and owner suspected tetanus. The animal had ha> 
a gravel work out of one foot about three weeks previousl) 
Diagnosed case as tetanus and advised the use of antitoxin* 
I had two bottles, of three grammes each, left over from las 
case. Ordered five bottles of antitoxine by telegraph. 
Upon attempting to give an aloes ball I found the jaw : 
partially locked. The bowels never purged. Gave diuretic 1 
