PNEUMONIA. 
377 
PNEUMONIA WITH PERICARDITIS AND ENDO¬ 
CARDITIS. 
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A grey gelding brought here from Kentucky recently, and having 
had some fast work on the track, had been ailing for a few days pre¬ 
vious to the time I first saw him, but had grown rapidly worse on that 
day. 
11th day of December, he had a tremor over the entire body as 
if from “a chill,” respiration short; pulse irregular, intermittent, com¬ 
pressible but weak, and about 70. 
Membranes injected, no appetite. He got in form of a ball, carb. 
ammonia, dr. iii ; gentian, dr. iii ; opium, oz. ss ; aloes, dr. ii, with direc¬ 
tions to have him warmly clothed, legs bandaged, etc. 
December 12th. At first sight he appeared better, surfaces warm, 
pulse about the same in number and character, except I fancied it was 
somewhat stronger, less irregular, and of slightly increased volume. 
I did not on the whole, however, like his appearance and had him 
backed out of his stall for observation. He showed symptoms of what 
is termed laminitis, and was extremely weak and stiff, and the front feet 
were quite hot. On getting him back into the stall, which was accom¬ 
plished with some difficulty, he got down on his knees and maintained 
the kneeling position for perhaps two minutes, regaining an upright 
posture and standing in a drawn up painful manner for some little time 
before equalizing the weight on the different limbs. I tried to lift one 
of his front feet. He could not stand on the other, and was in danger 
of going doAvn again. He had been shod within a week, and had on 2 
or 2-j lb. shoes. I had poultices applied to his feet, and repeated the 
same medicine except the aloes, and had him get dr. ii of fluid extract of 
belladonna twice that day, and oz. ss doses of nitrate potass, dissolved in 
water, twice a day. 
December 13th.—Respiration deeper, but extremely laborious; 
pulse somewhat weaker and irregular; surfaces and extremities warmer; 
membranes highly injected ; mouth fetid. He would eat a little 
spasmodically, taking a mouthful of hay and chewing it with avidity 
for a moment, then held it without moving his jaws for several moments, 
while he looked around to his right side repeatedly and straightened 
his head up, with ears erect and eyes protruding, giving him a wild 
