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GEORGE J. GOUBEAUD. 
. [Written Spfxially for 'I'he American Veterinary Review.] 
INTRATRACHEAL MEDICATION IN THE TREATMENT 
OF PURPURA HAEMORRHAGICA. 
Bv George J. Goubeaud, D. V. S., Brooklyn, N, Y. 
The writer, in bringing this subject before the readers of the 
Review, does not do so with any idea of claiming originality 
in the line of treatment for purpura haemorrhagica, but with 
the sole object of advocating a form of treatment the results of 
which appear to be almost marvelous. He has seen cases which 
appeared almost hopeless at the beginning of the treatment, and 
in less than one month’s time the animals were able to perform 
the labors which were imposed upon them. One case in par¬ 
ticular appeared to be in extremis^ and in twenty-nine days he 
was discharged cured, and from that time to this he has been 
hauling an express wagon, and has had no recurrence of the 
disease. Under the old method of treating these cases I must 
confess that I had poor success. From the time of my gradua¬ 
tion up to the time of beginning this form of treatment for 
cases of purpura haemorrhagica, I treated ten cases suffering 
from this disease. Six of these cases I would classify as 
bad. All of them died. Four recovered. The four that re¬ 
covered were mild cases, and at no time during treatment did 
any of them present any symptoms of an alarming nature. 
Those of the four cases recovered in periods varying from six to 
nine weeks. The fourth case I treated for four days, when the 
owner decided to do nothing for him, thinking him not worth 
the expense which would be incurred in treating him. He 
turned the animal out to get along as best he could. He re¬ 
ceived absolutely no treatment after the owner practically aban¬ 
doned him, but recovered in ten weeks. The agents I employed 
weie turpentine, ergot, digitalis, iron, mix vomica, potassium 
chlorate, potassium nitrate, potassium iodide, hot fomentations, 
scarifications, etc. Under the new system I have treated seven 
cases, six of which were positively cases of purpura haemor¬ 
rhagica. One case was doubtful. I should have employed the 
