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from tympanitis, but not evincing anything like the pain 
usually met with. 
I left him about 1 o’clock much easier, with directions 
for frequent enemas to be given. The medicines I employed 
were— 
01. Lini cum Liq. Ammon. Acet. et Tinct. Opii. 
11th, 7 o’clock a.m.— He had freely urinated during the 
night, but nothing had passed via rectum, nor had the in¬ 
jections been expelled. Gave— 
Sol. Aloes, 3 iv ; 
Tiglii 01., iqxx; 
Antim. Pot. Tart,, 5iss. 
A slight weakness in the loins was now apparent. 
10 o’clock a.m.—Restless, but still not violent. He was 
down, lying on his side, and on endeavouring to get up he 
could only sit on his haunches, paraplegia having now 
attacked the posterior quarters. Gave— 
01. Tiglii, iqxx; 
Antim. Pot. Tart., 5iss. 
7 o’clock p.m.—I now called in the assistance of Mr. W. 
A. Wheatley, M.R.C.Y.S., Reading. 
Our patient was now on his legs, having a lull in the more 
prominent symptoms, but the paralysis had increased. We 
applied a hot sheep-skin to the loins, and as the bowels had 
not yet responded, gave— 
Sol. Aloes, ^vj; 
Tr. Opii, §ij. 
Continue the enemata. 
11 o’clock p.m.—Pie urinated freely, but the urine was 
rather offensive. 
12th, 9 o’clock a.m.—Animal in a state of profuse dia¬ 
phoresis. I removed by the hand a small quantity of 
pultaceous feculent matter from the rectum, and being now 
in hopes of a passage, medicines w 7 ere discontinued, but the 
enemata to be still employed. After a time he became 
tranquil, and we left. 
4 o’clock p.m.—Worse. The paralysis had now extended 
throughout the whole system, the breathing was very labo¬ 
rious, and he evinced greater pain. The bowels were still 
dormant, and the last four injections returned uncoloured. 
His owner, having been away from home since Wed¬ 
nesday, had not returned, and on my acquainting him with 
