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21st.—The animal remains dull but the appetite continues as good as ever and he
lies down during the night. The temperature has continued to fall and is one-fifth of a
degree lower this morning and the pulse has fallen from 60 to 44 beats per minute, but
intermits every now and then.
There is a complete absence of swelling or œdema from the abdomen and extremities.
The fasces are soft but healthy.
Temp. A.M. 40.2°C. P. 44. R. 28.
The Sp. Gr. of urine is 1008, cloudy yellow in colour and alkaline in re-action, becoming
slightly green on standing. The blood contains no hæmatozoa and the red corpuscles form
normal rouleaux.
Temp. 1 P.M. 40.6°C.
5 P.M. 40.3°C. P. 56. R. 32.
22nd.—The animal still remains dull, hanging its head ; appetite however remains
good. The respirations have again become jerky in character, the pulse has lost its intermit-
tence mentioned in yesterday's report, the venous circulation appears to be improved, but
the superficial veins are considerably distended with blood.
There is also some regurgitation into the jugular veins which appear over full.
There are no signs of œdema nor does the animal appear to be falling away in con-
dition or losing strength to any extent.
Temp. A.M. 40°C. P. 48. R. 25.
Urine—Sp. Gr. 1,024. Has again assumed a dirty olive green colour, is alkaline in
re-action, contains a few casts, a few red blood corpuscles and the same kind of crystals as
previously described, also a trace of bile pigments.
The blood is free from hæmatozoa, but there is a large increase of white corpuscles
and protoplasmic bodies, present in the blood serum.
This morning the animal was given, at 9 A.M., eight grains of Arsenic and 3ii of mixed
Alkaloids.
Temp. 1 P.M. 40.4°C.
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5 P.M. 40.6°C. P. 42. R. 28.
23rd.—There is no material alteration in the state of the animal ; his appetite is
good but he eats slowly. The jerky condition of the respiration has passed off as also
the venous engorgement. The blood is free from hæmatozoa this morning, but there are
present a large number of irregular shaped protoplasmic bodies.
Temp. A.M. 39.6°C. Pulse 48. R. 24.
Urine — Sp. Gr. 1,024. Is of a dirty greenish yellow colour, alkaline. On micros-
copical examination a few hyaline casts with some red blood corpuscles in their lumen also
several pus cells and radiating circular CaCo 3 crystals and some sacchromyces. Trace
of bile pigments.
Temp. 1 P.M. 40.4°C.
5 P.M. 40.7°C. P. 52. R. 24.
24th.—The animal remains dull, and condition seems to be the same as yesterday,
appetite remains good and the fasces normal.
Temp. A.M. 40.3°C. P. 44. R. 28. The blood contains no hæmatozoa.
The urine is a little cloudy but a very great improvement on that passed during the
previous three or four days ; it is of a dirty light yellow with a very slight tinge of
green, alkaline in re-action. Sp. Gr. 1,006. There are no casts observable, but a few red
blood corpuscles, dumb-bell and striated spheres and crystals.
Temp. 1P.M. 40.5°C.
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5 P.M. 40.4°C. P. 48. R. 30.
25th.—The animal remains in the same dull condition, appetite good, fæces normal.
Temp. A.M. 40°C. P. 36. R. 15.
There are no hæmatozoa in the blood. The urine presents the colour of green-pea
soup. Sp. Gr. 1,020, alkaline, microscopically it contains a few granular casts numerous
CaCo 3 crystals of different forms, circular, radiating, dumb-bell two forms, the custard -
apple form, a few pus cells and very numerous sacchromyces. Bile pigment a trace.
Temp. 1 P.M. 40°C.
5 P.M. 40°C. P. 36. R. 17.
26th.—This morning the animal is very dull and although he has taken his corn and
linseed, refuses lucerne grass and hay, the visible mucous membranes are yellow and
dirty in appearance, while numerous petechias are visible on both conjunctivæ. Fasces
normal.
Temp. 40.3°C. P. 40. R. 26.