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REPORTS OF CASES. 
times, from curiosity, and many others did the same, as the case 
was much talked of. 
The animal is a large, fat gray horse of the Fire Department, 
and, as far as known, was never sick before. February 20, the 
animal was taken with a slight colic, as was supposed, but pain 
relieved only while under influence of narcotics. 
February 21 .—On being visited this morning, it was seen no 
feces had passed, as rectal examination was made, and true 
trouble diagnosed. Aloe, § i, podophyl, grs. xv, was given. 
Opii, 3 i, administered at evening. The animal shows no acute 
pain. 
February 22 .—No operation. Olei. ’lini. ordered every six 
hours. Opii., 3 b a - m - and p. in. 
February 23.—No action. Another pill given and oil con¬ 
tinued. F. e. nux. vom., 3 xxx, and f. e. bella., ^ xv, were 
given alternately every two hours. These latter continued every 
day. 
February 24.—Oil continued, together with rectal injections 
of warm water several times a day. This latter continued to the 
end. 
February 25.—Still no action. Another pill given; oil con¬ 
tinued. 
February 26.—No action. Oil stopped ; another pill given. 
February 27.—Severe pains. Gave opii., 3 h Four balls 
having been given, and urine smelling strongly of aloes, and 
looking like oil, concluded to use injection alone. 
Frebruary 28. No action. Assistant, unknown to surgeon, 
gave magnesii. sulpli., lb. ss. 
March 1 , 2 , 3, 4.-—Still no action. Digitals used in place of 
belladonna. Injections used. 
March 5.—Concluded to try physics again. Fill given; in¬ 
jections continued. 
March 6 .—Olei. lini., 3 i, a.m. and p.m. Injections. 
March 7.—Another pill, with injections. 
March 9.—Same as ou March 7. Three dung balls were 
hand-raked by assistant. Three alternate days, pills given so 
stopped. 
