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COMPOUND FRACTURE OF THE NEAR TIBIA OF A WALEIi 
MARE IN D/2 ROYAL ARTILLERY, AHMEDABAD. 
By J. A. Meredith, Y.S., A.Y.D. 
The history of the case, as follows, was given by the sergeant 
farrier of the battery, 12th of June, 1887. 
Wound contused, the result of a kick from another horse after 
watering parade, and during the act of securing the animal in the 
lines. The blow was heard a distance of sixty yards. On the fol¬ 
lowing day the mare was exceedingly lame, leg swollen, great 
pain. Treatment; fomentations and astringent lotion. Up to 
18th, the treatment was continued, unable to bear any weight 
upon the limb. 26th, I had but recently arrived from Quetta to 
Deesa and making my first bi-monthly inspection to Ahmedabad, 
on this day I examined the mare for the first time and came to 
the conclusion that the injury was extensive, and that a fracture 
existed, but was of opinion that recovery was not impossible. I 
had the mare placed in slin fa j5, and applied a starch bandage to 
the leg, taking care to keep the wound free from the bandage. 
The off hind limb was very much enlarged from bearing the weight. 
Pulse 58, temperature 99-8°. Respiration, little excited. Next 
day she looked cheerful, temperature normal and pulse 54, eating 
fairly well, bowels regular. 
The mare appeared to be in a fair way toward recovery. 
29th.—Considered her in such a condition that I returned to 
Deesa, having left instructions to keep the mare in slings, give 
plenty of green food and for the administration of salines daily. 
30th.—The sergeant-farrier’s record of the case continues thus :— 
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Pulse 54, temperature 99.6°. 2d July—Pulse 56, temperature 
100°; galls being severe from slings, she was removed therefrom 
and allowed to remain down 15 hours. Pulse 60, temperature 100°, 
eating little, no improvement took place and on the 8th she, being 
much about the same, was allowed to remain down instead of 
placing her in slings. The bed sores increased and the mare 
.appeared worse, elevation of temperature and pulse, refuses food, 
so on the 13th I was again telegraphed for. 14th.—T arrived and 
having examined the mare, found her much worse, feverish, re- 
