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CASH No. XXXVIII.—CREAM-COLOURED C. B. ENTIRE HORSE.
23rd August, 1891.—On admission, the animal is in very good condition. The coat
smooth, the visible mucous membranes healthy, and no sign of petechias on the conjunctivas.
The pulse is strong and regular ; the appetite good and the evacuations natural in character.
Temp. P.M. 37.4°C. P. 33. R. 15. The blood is healthy.
24th.—Temp. A.M.
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26th.-
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37.1°C.,
36.4°C.
36.7°C.
P.M.
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37.1°C.
37.1°C.
37.2°C.
Blood healthy.
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Inoculated subcutaneously on the left cheek between the eye and the nostril with
1 C.C. of blood taken from the heart of Horse No. XL, nine and a half hours after death.
The injected blood contained very numerous Surra hæmatozoa at the time of death of the
animal.
27th.—The animal appears bright, and is in good condition. Temp. A.M. 36.8°C. There
are no hæmatozoa in the blood. Temp. P.M. 37.3°C.
28th.—The condition of the animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 37°C. No hæmatozoa
in the blood. Temp, noon 87.8°C., 5 P.M. 37.5°C.
29th.—The condition of the animal is unaltered; there is however a small swelling, the
size of a rupee, at the seat of inoculation, but no petechias on the conjunctival membranes.
Temp. A.M. 36.7°C. No hæmatozoa in the blood. Temp. P.M. 37'3°C.
30th.—The swelling at the seat of inoculation has increased since yesterday. Temp.
A.M. 36.7°C. There are no hæmatozoa in the blood. Temp. P.M. 37.3°C.
31st.—The condition of the animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 37.4°C. No hæmatozoa
in the blood. Tern. P.M. 37.1°C.
1st September.—The animal looks bright, the appetite is good, and the excretions are
healthy. Temp. A.M. 38.°C No hæmatozoa in the blood. Temp. P.M. 39.4°C.
2nd.—The swelling at the seat of inoculation has increased in size and is somewhat tense
and tender to the touch, but there are no petechias on the conjunctival membranes. Temp.
A.M. 37.5°C. No hæmatozoa in the blood. Temp. P.M. 38.2°C.
3rd.—There is more swelling and oedema at the seat of inoculation. The tumor con-
tinues to present both tension and tenderness on manipulation. Temp. A.M. 40°C. No
hæmatozoa in the blood. Temp. P.M. 38.3°C.
4th.— The tumor at the seat of inoculation has not decreased in size; but the tension on
the structure is certainly diminished and on manipulation the animal does not draw itself
away in the same way as it did yesterday. Temp. A.M. 40.6°C. The hæmatozoa are very
numerous in the blood. Temp. P.M. 38.5°C.
5th.—The swelling at the seat of inoculation is considerably reduced in size; there are
a few ecchymoses on the conjunctival meinbranes; the appetite remains very good and the
excretions normal. Temp. A.M. 41.2°C. hæmatozoa are numerous in the blood. Temp.
P.M. 38.7°C.
6th.—The condition of the animal is unchanged, with this exception that the ecchy-
moses are now very large, and dark in colour on the conjunctival membranes, especially on
the membranæ nictitantes. Temp. A.M. 38°C. hæmatozoa are few in the blood. Temp.
P.M. 38.5°C.
7th.—The condition of the animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 37.8°C. hæmatozoa few
in the blood. Temp. P.M. 38.6°C.
8th.—The swelling at the seat of inoculation is very much smaller, and the tenderness
has quite disappeared. The ecchymoses are still extensive on the right membrana nicti-
tans. Temp. A.M. 41.4°C. The hæmatozoa are very numerous in the blood. Temp. P.M.
39°C.
9th.—The animal is losing flesh, especially about the Glutei muscles, but the appetite is
good, and the excretions are normal in character. Temp. A.M. 38.6°C. hæmatozoa absent
from the blood. Temp. P.M. 38.7°C.
10th.—The animal has remained standing for the past seventy-two hours, but the extre-
mities are not swollen or œdematous. The conjunctival membranes are clearer than they
have been for some days. Temp. A.M. 37.1°C. hæmatozoa absent from the blood. Temp.
P.M. 38.5°C,
11th.—Condition unchanged. Temp. A.M. 37.5°C. hæmatozoa absent. Temp. P.M.
38.4°C.
12th.—There are several fresh ecchymoses visible on the conjunctival membranes, but
the general condition of the animal is unaltered. Temp. A.M. 37.4°C. The hæmatozoa are
few in the blood. Temp. P.M. 38.5°C.