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the blood. Temp. 1P.M. 39.5°C. Urine, turbid, viscid, orange in colour, Sp. Gr. 1,044,
alkaline, contains no albumen. Fifteen grains of Arsenic were given during the twenty-four
hours. Temp. 5 P.M. 40°C. P. 56. R. 12.
21st.—The condition of the animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 39.6°C. P. 56. R. 16.
The hæmatozoa are very numerous in the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 39.7°C Urine, turbid, viscid,
orange in colour, Sp. Gr. 1,044, alkaline contains no albumen. The animal drank no water
at all during the 24 hours; consequently no Arsenic was taken by the animal during the day.
Temp. 5 P.M. 40.2°C. P. 64. R. 16.
22nd.—The animal presents a bright appearance, but the loss in condition is progressive
although slow. The visible mucous membranes are of a dirty-yellow colour, but there is an
absence of petechias. Temp. A.M. 39.2°C. P. 56. R. 16. The hæmatozoa are few in the
blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 39'1°C. Urine, turbid, viscid, orange in colour, Sp. Gr. 1,050, alkaline,
contains no albumen. No Arsenic was taken by the animal during the twenty-four hours.
Temp. 5 P.M. 40.l°C. P. 56. R. 12.
23rd.—The general condition of the animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 40.1°C. P. 60.
R. 12. The hæmatozoa are very numerous in the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 40 . 3°C. Urine,
turbid, viscid, orange in colour, Sp. Gr. 1,052, alkaline contains no albumen. As the
hæmatozoa are very numerous in the blood, the temperature continues to be elevated, and
no water containing Arsenic has been taken during the day. Quinæ Sulph. 3 iv was ordered
at 7 P.M. in a pint of water. Temp. 5 P.M. 40.4°C. P. 68. R. 16.
24th.—The animal presents a dull appearance, the visible mucous membranes are
orange in colour, with extensive red-coloured petechiæ invading both conjunctivas, and there
is excessive lachrymation. The limbs remain fine and there is a complete absence of
œdema from the under-surface of the abdomen. The pulse is frequent, 56, but regular and
of low tension. The breathing tranquil and normal. The anal sphincter is paralysed and
the anus patent. There is a constaut escape of flatus followed by a certain quantity of
watery fluid from the rectum. The appetite is fairly good, and the animal has eaten its corn
and hay as usual. Temp. A.M. 38.5°C. R. 16. The hæmatozoon is absent from the
blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 3S°C. Urine, turbid, viscid, orange in colour, Sp. Gr. 1,044, alkaline,
contains no albumen. Ten grains of Arsenic were given during the twenty-four hours.
Temp. 5 P.M. 37.4°C. P. 56. R. 16.
25th.—The animal has fallen off very much in condition during the last few days, and
looks somewhat tucked up this morning, but continues to feed, and lies down during the
night. Its gait is however weak and uncertain, the fore-limbs after flexion are extended
with a jerky movement. The pulse continues frequent but regular, 48 ; the respirations are
tranquil, 12. The bowels are somewhat constipated and some of the clung balls are coated
with mucus. Temp. A.M. 36.8°C. The hæmatozoa are few in the blood. Temp. 1 P.M.
38 . 5°C. Urine, turbid, viscid, brown in colour, Sp. Gr. 1,048, alkaline contains no albumen.
Five grains of Arsenic were given during the twenty-four hours. Temp. 5 P.M. 37.1°C.
P. 56. R. 16.
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26th.—The animal is weaker this morning, the head is hanging down, and the eyes are
half-closed. The gait is staggering, but the animal continues to lie down and get up without
assistance. After remaining stationary for a short time, the animal proceeds to walk round
in a circle, making its right fore-limb more or less the pivot; at the expiration of a variable
period from twenty minutes to half an hour, the animal falls to the ground and remains in
that position for some time. It then gets up again without assistance, and eats a little
grass, &c. This mode of progression continued all day and during the evening. Temp.
8 A.M. 38.5°C. P. 56 R. 12. The hæmatozoa are few in the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 38.8°C.
No urine collected. Five grains of Arsenic were given to the animal in the morning,
Temp. 5 P.M. 39.3°C. P. 56. R, 12.
27th.—The animal continued to walk round in a circle for the greater part of the night,
and this morning reels to and fro like a drunken man. It is unable to eat any corn, and
has not taken any water. Temp. A.M. 38.8°C. P. 60. R. 12. The hæmatozoa are numer-
ous in the blood. Temp. 1 P.M 39.6°C. No urine was collected. No Arsenic was adminis-
tered. Temp. 5 P.M. 39.4°C. P. 60. R. 20. The animal continued the circus movements
until it fell at 6 P.M. It was then decided to place it in slings in order to keep it at rest.
This was consequently done at 6-30 P.M.
2Sth.— This morning the condition of the animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 36.8°C
P. 44. R. 12, The hæmatozoon is absent from the blood, but the latter presents an extra-
ordinary appearance. The red blood corpuscles have all run together, so that their indivi-
duality is lost. The white corpuscles are increased in number and size. There are also a
few amæboid corpuscles, and numerous large colourless corpuscles, the diameter of which is
equal to that of four leucocytes. The latter contain in their interior varying numbers of
altered red corpuscles from 1 to 7. Urine, turbid, viscid, orange in colour. Sp. Gr. 1,034,
alkaline, contains no albumen.
At 9.30 A.M. Chloroform was administered and death took place at 9.38.
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