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easier, and passed quite a lot of flatus and feces, and then began to 
pick at the hay. The pulse was 60 and weak. She seemed so ex laus - 
ed that I gave her a ball composed of ammo. carb. dr 11 , gum camph. dr 1 
radon genti dr i, and left one to be given in the afternoon, with ligh 
feed. On September 11, I saw her and entirely well ; no swel ing at 
place of puncture; pulse, respiration and temperature all norma . n 
the 18th she resumed her work, and has been ,well since. 
Case No. 3. 
October 9—Was a sorrel gelding, 6 years old. I saw him half an 
hour after he first showed any signs of uneasiness. I found him lying 
on his back with legs turned upwards, and staying m this position or 
five minutes at a time. When up, the flanks are found somewhat swollen, 
though not excessively. He would extend his head and neck forward, 
stick out his nose, and then, throwing his whole body backward without 
moving his feet, he would allow gas to escape, through the mouth, of a 
very sour and offensive odor. The animal did not show real pain, but 
was very uneasy, and if it was allowed to lie down would get m the 
position before described. I gave a ball of chlorate of lime, dr iv, mixe 
in some bread. It seemed to relieve him, and he stopped his retching. 
In about twenty minutes I gave a drench of laudanum, ,sulpb. ether aa 
oziss aromatic spirits ammonia ozi,pulv. Barb, aloes driv, linseed oil oz iv. 
After watching two hours and finding him easier, without the swelling 
at the flanks, and apparently perfectly well, I went home, leaving orders 
not to have him fed in the morning until I saw him. 
October 10, 5.15 a. m— The watchman came over and called me, 
saying he thought the sorrel colt would die, as he was all swollen up 
and struggling violently. When I got to the stable I found him with the 
flanks distended, respiration labored, covered with a cold sweat, ex¬ 
tremities cold, and standing with his legs well braced as though he was 
afraid of falling. My first impression was that he was suffocating, so I 
punctured at once, as before in Cases 1 and 2, the animal not moving. 
The gas escaped well for several minutes. I then removed the canula 
and allowed the animal to move around ; he was much easier. 
His pulse was then 60, and weak; temperature, 103£ ; respiration, 
24. Having nothing handy but some rhum, I gave him a pint of it. 
At 8 a. M. the pulse was 48 ; temperature, 101f ; respiration, 16. He 
was fed light, and showed no further signs of trouble until the 15th, 
when my attention was called to an enlargement on his side. On look¬ 
ing at it I found what proved to be an abscess. I opened it and allowed 
