CASES IN PRACTICE. 
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better but worse, and I made a second visit May 14th. The 
patient was in a deplorable condition. Emaciation quite ex¬ 
treme ; large bed sores covered every bony prominence exposed 
to pressure ; the left eye seemingly atrophied and sunken 
deep in its cavity, its power of vision destroyed ; appetite still 
good. 
Patient died May 18th. Post-mortem examination showed 
no disease of tissues except as hereinafter noted : slight inflam¬ 
mation of bladder, atrophy of the posterior portion of the spinal 
cord. The atrophy was so great that one would not recog¬ 
nize the tissues as the remains of a spinal cord, except by their 
position. 
Case. 2. Black mare, age three } T ears, presenting symp¬ 
toms similar to case 1, but of lesser degree and had been ailing 
for four or five weeks. Her dam was old and blind and was 
the dam of two other colts older than this, which were afflicted 
in a similar manner, one of which recovered, the other died. 
No previous history of strangles. Saw this case May 22d ; 
prescribed same treatment as in case 1. At the end of one 
week the owner reported the case better and was advised to 
continue treatment and put animal on pasture. June 2d the 
mare was found dead. Post-mortem examination in this case 
found atrophy of the cord posterior to the middle dorsal 
region ; in fact it seemed to terminate at the point named. 
The hilum of the right kidney contained a round worm about 
two inches long, to which the owner of the horse ascribed all 
the symptoms in this case. No other conditions found worthy 
of note. 
Case 3. Bay mare, age three years, examined June 16th. 
Found her eating and in general appearance a well animal. 
Anaesthesia of the skin was quite marked ; imperfect locomo¬ 
tion had been noticed for several days past and owner said 
“she had been horsing two weeks,” bowels constipated, pulse 
and temperature normal. Gave aloetic ball and fl. ext. bella¬ 
donna to be given in 1 3 doses three times daily. June 19th 
motor inability increased ; would stand braced for hours, lest 
it fall in an attempt to move ; unable to rise without assistance. 
Continued the belladonna treatment. Subsequent reports in- 
