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(as she refused nearly all solid food), and six ounces of whisky and a 
scruple of quinine three times a day. Each dose of this seemed to 
temporarily increase her appetite, and she would immediately after take 
some solid food—oats, corn or hay. A mash of malt was given her 
every night, of which she seemed disposed to partake, and in a short 
lime got so that she would eat two quarts at a feeding. 
She continued along without material change in° her condition for 
about twenty or thirty days, when her limbs, floor of the abdomen and 
chest became enormously cedematous or anasarcous. The whisky and 
quinine were continued up to the time her limbs, etc, became so much 
swollen, when I prescribed dilute sulphuric acid and pul. cinchona to 
be given in a pint or two of ale three times per day. The openings I 
ad made continued to discharge more or less pus, and new collections 
foimed every few days extending down the posterior illo femoral region 
etween the thighs, and to and in the mammae, all of which were opened 
when the necessity of doing so was indicated. Her condition seemed 
nearly hopeless. Just above the tuberosity of the ischium a large col¬ 
lection of pus formed, extending between the muscles of the° parts 
which I cut down open. The pus gushed out, it seemed as if I had 
struck a reservoir of it. 
From this time forward she improved; the discharges gradually 
diminished, her appetite increased, the cedema of the limbs, etc, grad¬ 
ually disappeared, returning strength was apparent, and she was able to 
move around some when allowed out of the slings, but was unable to 
rise, when down, without assistance with the slings. After usinv the 
dilute sulph. acid for about ten days, i substituted for it tine, mur °iron 
which was given with the ale and cinchona. She continued improve¬ 
ment until about the 1st of February, when both the owner and myself 
te t much elated over the prospect of a speedy recovery; but suddenly 
to our surprise, she was seized with a painful synovial distension of the 
hocks and knees, and scarcely able to move again. I then prescribe 
iodide potas. to be given with pul. gentian and ale three times per day, 
and the painful joints were rubbed with soap liniment. Within ten 
days from this time she commenced improving, and soon got so that she 
could get along without the slings. Pus ceased to flow from all but two 
small openings, one just above the tuberosity of the ischium, and the 
other at the side of the base of the tail. Fluid injected in one came 
out of the other. 
The muscles of the right hind quarter were left in an atrophied 
condition, and a corresponding loss of muscular power existed, and she 
