SO-CALLED SPINAL MENINGITIS. 
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Upon my next visit i found the patient with a tempera¬ 
ture of 105J- 0 F.; respiration accelerated; pulse quickened 
and wiry. A highly hypertemic condition of all the visible 
mucous membranes was exhibited, and a distressing mucous 
“ rale ” in all the upper air passages accompanied by a soft 
cough was observed. The glands in the pharyngeal region 
were swollen and tender. 
We prescribed tr. bellad. 3 ss. every two hours, to be 
alternated with quinias sulph. 3 ss. and Brown’s Mixture § j 
every two hours. A good mustard blister was applied over 
the throat and extra blankets ordered. 
November 23d there seemed to be but little change except 
that there was a slight discharge from the nose, aud that the 
fcecal balls were covered with a glairy mucus, in some cases 
amounting to almost an enveloping membrane. The appetite, 
which had been almost completely gone, was now fairly 
good, and the temperature 102J- 0 . 
There was evident inability to urinate, although there was 
a continual dribbling of urine from the penis, which was 
partially protruded. I passed the catheter and found ;he 
bladder filled with rather thick, slightly acid urine, in which 
I could detect no albumen. Continued the treatment last 
mentioned to November 26th, when I stopped the quiniae and 
began the use of nux vomica in fifteen minim doses of the 
tincture. 
On the 27th of November there seemed to be no per* 
ceptible change in the condition of the animal, except the. 
entire absence o L the throat complications first noticed. 
When, however, we passed the catheter, we found the 
bladder distended with urine of a very strong ammoniac 
odor, thick and ropy in character, and we also found a 
large quantity of blood, and blood clots which clogged the 
catheter. There seemed to be an extensive exfoliation of the 
mucous membrane of the bladder; at times large patches 
would adhere to the catheter or be sucked into it, completely 
clogging it. For several days the treatment consisted in 
thoroughly washing the bladder with carbolized water, and 
the administration of fifteen minim doses of tincture nux 
