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8th.—The condition of the animal is the same as yesterday with this exception, that
there is an Urticarial form of eruption covering the body, but not well marked.
Temp. A.M. 37.8°C. The hæmatozoa are few and torpid in the blood.
Injected .7 gramme of Mercuric Perchloride subcutaneously. Temp. A.M.
38.° C.
9th. —The eruption faded last evening and finally disappeared during the night. Temp.
A.M. 38.3° C. The hæmatozoa are numerous in the blood. As up to the present
2.6 grammes .or 39 grains of Mercuric Perchloride have been given subcuta-
neously without any apparent action upon the hæmatozoa, it was therefore
decided to make use of the following solution in the further treatment of the
case :—
R. Iodine
1*5 grammes.
Potass: Iodidi 7.5 grammes.
Aquam ad 100. cc
Injected eight cubic centimetres of the above solution into the trachea by means
of a Pravaz syringe, passing the needle between the cartilaginous rings
Temp. P.M. 401° 0.
I0th.―Condition of the animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 40.2°C. The hæmatozoa
are numerous in the blood. Injected 8.c.c. of the Iodine solution. Temp.
P.M. 40.3° C.
11th.—Condition of the animal is unchanged, and the appetite is good. Temp. A.M.
40.2° C. The hæmatozoa are numerous in the blood. Injected 16 c. c. of
the Iodine solution into the trachea. Temp. P.M. 40. 1° C.
12th.—The animal's appetite is not so good and he now refuses to eat gram, although he
takes hay and green grass. Hæmatozoa are few in the blood and torpid in
their movements. Temp. A.M. 39.1° C. Injected 16c c. of the Iodine
solution into the trachea ; the animal is to receive four seers of milk. Temp.
P.M. 40° C.
13th.—The condition of the animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 38.6° C. The hæma-
tozoa are absent from the blood. Injected 8c. c. of the Iodine solution into
the trachea. Gave the animal four seers of milk to drink. Temp. P.M.
38.9°C.
14th.—Condition of the animal unaltered. Temp. A.M. 38.6° C. The hæmatozoa are
few in the blood. Injected 16 c.c. of the Iodine solution into the trachea.
Temp. P.M. 39.2° C.
15th.— The animal has a slight cough, caused by the irritation of the Iodine solution
and a slight catarrh of both nostrils. The appetite is poor. Temp. a.m. 39.2° C.
The hæmatozoa are numerous in the blood. Injected 16 c. c. of Iodine
solution into the trachea. Gave the animal four seers of milk to drink. Temp.
P.M 40.2° C.
16th.—Condition unchanged. Temp. A.M. 39.8° C. Hæmatozoa few. Gave the animal
four seers of milk. Injected 24 c. c. of Iodine solution into the trachea.
Temp. P.M. 40.1° C.
17th.—Condition unchanged. Temp. A.M. 39.8° C. Hæmatozoa few. Gave the animal
four seers of milk. Injected 24 c. c. of Iodine solution. Temp. p.m. 41° C.
18th—There is considerable swelling and oedema at the seat of the injections of
Iodine and for some distance round. The sheath is also more œdematous
than it has been previously. Temp. A.M. 40.4° C. The hæmatozoa are few
in number in the blood. Discontinued the tracheal injections and gave 10
c. c. subcutaneously in the right scapular region. Temp. p.m. 40.4° C.
19th.—Condition unchanged. Temp. A.M. 40.2° C. Hæmatozoa few. Gave four seers
of milk. No injection of Iodine solution was given. Temp. p.m. 40.5° C.
20th.—Condition of animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 39.2°C. Hæmatozoa are few in
the blood, but active in their movements. The injections of the Iodine solution
have been discontinued, as it appears to have no action on the hæmatozoa.
Gave the animal two seers of milk. Temp. P.M. 39.6°C.
2lst.—Condition of the animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 39°C. There are no hæmia-
tozoa in the blood. Temp. P.M. 39.4°C.
22nd —Condition unchanged. Temp. P.M. 39.6°C. Hæmatozoa few. Temp. P.M.
40.4°C.
23rd —Condition unchanged. Temp. A.M. 40.8°C. Hæmatozoa numerous. Temp. P.M.
40.3°C.
24th.—Condition unchanged. Temp. A.M. 39.5°C. Hæmatozoa numerous. Temp. P.M.
40.1°C.
B 1086—36 ap