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20th.— The animal appears dull this morning but is still feeding well, the œdema is
slightly increasing ; the horse lay down during the night for the first time since admission,
Urine, Sp. Gr. 1,024. Is of a dirty orange colour, alkaline in re-action, containing a large
quantity of mucus but no albumen. Temp. A.M. 39.4°C. ; Pulse 54. "Respirations 42. The blood
this morning presents no signs of a hæmatozoon although three specimens were carefully
examined for them. Arsenic increased to eighteen grains and the Alkaloids as before six
drachms in the twenty-four hours. Temp. 1 P.M. 39.6°C.; 5 P.M. 39.6°C. ; Pulse 60. Respi-
rations 36.
21st—The animal appears a little better this morning, is brighter and moves about
more freely, appetite good, œdema increasing in amount ; the animal lay down during the
night. Temp. A.M. 39.4°C.; Pulse 48. Respirations 36.
No hæmatozoa in the blood. Arsenic increased to twenty grains and the Alkaloids
as before six drachms in the twenty-four hours.
Temp. 1 P.M. 39.7°C.; 5 P.M. 39.5°C, ; Pulse 56. Respirations 40. Urine, Sp. Gr. 1,022.
Is dirty greenish-yellow in colour, alkaline, contains mucus but no albumen.
22nd.—The animal is dull this morning, disinclined to move; the pulse is full and
frequent, skin hot and dry, œdema of sheath and hind legs also that under abdomen is
considerably increased in amount. The feces are pultaceous. Urine, Sp. Gr. 1,018, alkaline,
of a cloudy yellow colour, no albumen ; the animal lay down during the night.
Temp. A.M. 39.6°C.; Pulse 52. Respirations 32.
The blood is quite free from hæmatozoa. Arsenic decreased to eighteen grains and
Alkaloids the same during the twenty-four hours.
Temp. 1 P.M. 39.4°C. ; 5 P.M. 39.4 O C.
Pulse 60. Respirations 32.
23rd.—About the same ; the animal has been steadily losing condition, muscles wasting
and ribs showing. The appetite however has remained good, there is a slight discharge from
the nose this morning; probably due to a little medicine having been coughed into it.
Horse lay down during the night.
Temp. A.M. 39.5°C. P. 42. R. 30.
Urine—Sp. Gr. 1,024. Is cloudy yellow, alkaline, no albumen. No ha3mato2oa in the
blood.
Arsenic decreased to sixteen grains and the Alkaloids to five drachms. A drachm of
Antifebrine was given at noon to try and prevent the mid-day rise of temperature ; it had.
however, no apparent effect.
Temp. 1 P.M. 40. 5 P.M. 39.4. P. 56. R. 16.
24th.—There is no change; hæmatozoa are still absent from the blood.
Temp. A.M. 39.4°C. P. 52. R. 21.
Urine—Sp. Gr. 1,028. Is of a dirty orange colour, no albumen, alkaline in re-action.
Arsenic reduced to fourteen grains and the Alkaloids to four drachms. Antifebrine
3iss. in Spt. Ætheris Nit. 3iss. given as yesterday.
There is no apparent effect.
Temp. 1 P.M. 40.l°C. 5 P.M. 40.7°C. P. 64. R. 28.
25th.—The animal appears to be much better this morning, is brighter, and moves
freely about the box and is feeding well ; the œdema under the sheath and abdomen is
distinctly less in amount. The discharge from the nose has disappeared ; the animal lay
down at night and the excretions are normal.
Temp. A.M. 39.6°C. P. 60. R. 48.
There are no hœmatozoa in the blood.
Urine—Sp. Gr. 1,022. Is of a dirty yellow colour, alkaline, but no albumen.
The Arsenic has been reduced to twelve grains, the Alkaloids to four drachms.
Temp. 1 P.M. 40.1°C. 5 P.M. 39.6°C. P. 56. R. 40.
26th.—Improved this morning, much brighter in appearance, stronger, and moves about
more freely. The swellings are disappearing from the body and legs, appetite good, fairly
good pulse, respirations reduced in frequency. Excretions normal. No hæmatozoa in the
blood.
Temp. A.M. 39.4°C. P. 48. R. 36.
Urine—Sp. Gr. 1,026. Is dirty orange in colour, considerable amount of mucus, no
albumen. Arsenic reduced to nine grains and the Alkaloids remained at four drachms,
Temp. 1P.M. 39.5°C.
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5 P.M. 39.5°C. P. 52. R. 40.
B 1086—4 ap