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CASE NO. LXXIV.—GREY
ARAB GELDING.—No. 462 of Bombay
Tramway Company (Parel Stables 1st Horse 1892). litis animal was purchased
in 1888.
On 14th October 1892, it was taken into the Infirmary suffering from debility and re
mained there until November 7th, when the Surra hæmatozoon was discovered.
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104°F.
105.5°F.
102°F.
101.5°F.
101°F.
100.2°F.
99.5°F.
99°F.
99°F.
99°F.
99°F.
99°F.
103°F.
= 40°C.
= 40.8°C.
= 38.8°C.
= 38.5°C.
= 38.3°C.
= 37.8°C.
= 37.5°C.
= 37.2°C.
= 37.2°C.
= 37.2°C.
= 37.2°C.
= 37.2°C.
= 39.4°C. Hæmatozoon present.
Received at the Laboratory at 8A.M. on November 9th 1892.
State on admission.—The animal is in good condition, bright and lively, the con
junctival membranes are tinged yellow in colour, but there are no petechias on the con
junctivae..
The mucous membrane of the mouth is yellow in colour and pasty ; the skin is cool
and the extremities fine. Temp. A.M. 38.1°C. P. 36. R. 28. There are a few hæmatozoa
in the blood, but the red corpuscles form rouleaux and the white are not increased in num
ber. Temp. 1 P.M. 37.8°C. Urine, turbid, viscid, yellow in colour ; Sp. Gr. 1,032, alkaline
and contains a slight trace of albumen. Temp. 5 P.M. 38°C. P. 40. R. 28.
10th.—The condition of the animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 37°C. P. 40. R. 12.
There are a few hæmatozoa in the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 38.1°C. Urine, turbid, viscid, the
consistency of white of egg, orange in colour, Sp. Gr. 1,042, alkaline and contains no albumen
but crystals of Carbonate and Oxalate of Calcium. Thirty grains of Santonin were ad
ministered mixed with the evening feed, which he took readily. Temp. 38.5°C.
P. 40.
R. 28.
11th.—Last night there was a cold wind but the minimum temperature registered was
only 14°C. This morning, however, the animal has a slight cough ; the visible mucous
membranes are yellow and there are several small extravasations on the right conjunctiva.
The pulse is full, more frequent than last evening and is quick and not easily compressible.
There is no swelling or oedema of the extremities or the under-surface of the abdomen.
The faeces appear normal in character. Temp. A.M. 40.3°C. P. 64. R. 24. The hæma-
tozoa are very numerous in the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 40.6°C. Urine, turbid, viscid, orange,
Sp. Gr. 1,032, alkaline and contains albumen a trace. Thirty grains of Santonin were
administered mixed with the evening feed. Temp. 5 P.M. 41°C. P. 64. R. 24.
12th,—This morning at 6 A.M. the animal received Oleum Lini, Oj, which moved the
bowels three times up to twelve o'clock at noon. The animal appears dull and uneasy
evidently from the irritant effect produced by the oil. The visible mucous membranes are
stained a bright yellow colour, as also the muco-purulent discharge from the right nostril.
There are several extensive extravasations on the conjunctival membranes. The pulse
is frequent, but regular, the vessel feels full during the impulse and there is very little
alteration in its condition between the beats; the access is somewhat sudden and its
duration short, the vessel is not easily compressible. The appetite is fairly good and the
fæces normal in character. Temp. A.M. 39.6°C. P. 60. R. 20. The hæmatozoa are
numerous in the blood. The red corpuscles are grouped together in masses varying in size,
but the individual corpuscles cannot in many instances be made out. The blood taken as
a whole has a light-yellow colour, but the white corpuscles, which are slightly increased in
number, do not take the yellow colour which in the former case may be due to the two
thirty-grain doses of Santonin. Temp. 1 P.M. 39.4°0. Urine, turbid, viscid, orange in
colour, Sp. Gr. 1,024, alkaline, contains albumen ⅛th and a few crystals of Carbonate
and Oxalate of Lime. Temp. 5 P.M. 40.3°C. P. 60. R. 28.
13th.—The animal looks bright this morning but occasionally coughs and appears to
have lost flesh during the past few days ; the discharge from the nostril persists. The
visible mucous membranes are not so yellow in colour as they were. The pulse is frequent,
the vessel feels like a cord under the fingers, the beat is quick, but is followed by persistent
fulness of the vessel. The fæces are semi-fluid, but no ascarides have been passed. Temp.
A.M. 38.7°C. P. 48. R. 12. The hæmatozoa are numerous in the blood. Temp. 1 P.M.
37.6°C. Urine, turbid, exceedingly viscid, orange in colour, Sp. Gr. 1,030, acid, contains
albumen 1/37th, a few Carbonate of Calcium crystals. Temp. 5 P.M. 38.6°C. P. 44. R. 20.
14th.—The bowels continue to be loose this morning, and the animal appears dull, but
the appetite for hay continues good. The pulse is softer and less frequent but the vessel
maintains its full character. Temp. A.M. 38.6°C. P. 44. R. 24. The hæmatozoa are
B 1086—15 ap