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coloured fluid from the nostrils and the animal developed a cough at midday. There is swell
ing and oedema of right fore-limb, which is now almost twice the circumference of the left,
and there is also swelling and oedema of the sheath and fetlocks of the hind limbs. There is
paralysis of the sphincter ani and the bowel is patent. Temp. A.M. 37.8°C. P. 56. R. 20.
The hæmatozoon is absent from the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 3706°C. Urine, turbid, viscid,
yellow in colour, Bp. Gr. 1,020, contains albumen -1/6th. Twelve grains of Arsenic were
given during the twenty-four hours. Temp. 5 P.M. 38.6°C. P. 60. R. 20.
nth.— The animal's condition is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 37.7°C. P. 56. R. 12. The
hæmatozoon is absent from the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 37.3°C. Urine, turbid, viscid, greenish-
yellow in colour, Sp. Gr. 1,016, alkaline, contains albumen 1/9th, a few epithelial casts
and a few red blood corpuscles. Twelve grains of Arsenic were given during the twenty-four
hours. Temp. 5 P.M. 37.8°C. P. 64. R. 16.
18th.—The animal if any thing presents a more miserable appearance than previously.
There are six fresh petechias involving the conjunctivæ of the left eye and two in the right.
The pulse is frequent, 60, the beat is somewhat forcible and abrupt, but of low tension.
The breathing is tranquil, 16. The discharge from the nostrils has ceased. The appetite is
poor and since 8 A.M. the animal has only passed per anum small quantities of a faintly
yellow coloured, frothy mucus, but no faecal matter. Temp. A.M. 37.5°C. The hæmatozoon is
absent from the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 38.5°C. Urine, turbid, viscid, yellow, Sp. Gr. 1,020,
alkaline, contains albumen ⅓rd, a few epithelial casts together with some red-blood
corpuscles. Twelve grains of Arsenic were administered during the twenty-four hours.
Temp. 5 P.M. 38.4°C. P. 68. R. 40.
19lh.—The condition of the animal is unchanged. The appetite for grass is poor, although
the animal has eaten its corn. Temp. A.M. 36.8°C. P. 60. R. 24. The hæmatozoon is
absent from the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 37.5°C. Urine, turbid, viscid, yellow in colour,
Sp. Gr. 1,022, alkaline, contains ⅛th albumen. Twelve grains of Arsenic were given during
the twenty-four hours. Temp. 5 P.M. 38.7°C. P. 72. R. 20.
20th.—The general condition of the animal is unchanged. Temp. A.M. 37.4°C. P. 60.
R. 20. The hæmatozoon is absent from the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 38.l°C. Urine, turbid,
viscid, greenish-orange in colour, Sp. Gr. 1,052, alkaline, contains albumen 1/6th and a few
granular casts. Twelve grains of Arsenic were given during the twenty-four hours.Temp.
5 P.M. 38.4°C. P. 60. R. 20.
21st.—The animal is weaker than he has been previously, and the loss of condition is
becoming more marked every day. The visible mucous membranes are tinged an amber
colour. There are ten large petechiæ on the right conjunctiva and four on that in the left.
The pulse is regular but forcible and the tension high. The appetite is poor. Temp. A.M.
37.6°C. P. 64. R. 16. The hæmatozoon is absent from the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 37.5°C.
Urine, turbid, viscid, orange in colour, Sp. Gr. 1,020, alkaline, contains albumen 1/12th,
granular and blood casts and a few crystals. Twelve grains of Arsenic were given during
the twenty-four hours. Temp. 5 P.M. 37.6°C. P. 72. R. 24.
22nd.—The general condition of the animal is less satisfactory this morning and the
weakness is more marked. Temp. A.M. 39.3°C. P. 64. R. 32. The hæmatozoon is absent
from the blood. Temp. 1 P.M. 39.6°C. Urine, turbid, viscid, dark-brown in colour
Sp. Gr. 1,024, alkaline, contains 1/12th albumen together with numerous granular casts, pus
cells, Carbonate and Oxalate crystals. Ten grains of Arsenic were given during the day.
Temp. 5 P.M. 89.6°C. P. 80. R. 40.
Death occurred somewhat suddenly this evening at seven o'clock.
AUTOPSY.—Body
emaciated, some swelling and oedema of the hind limbs, sheath and
under-surface of the abdomen.
Thorax.—The pleural cavities each contains about forty ounces of an orange-coloured
fluid, but there are no pleuritic adhesions. The trachea is stained orange and its inner surface
is the seat of numerous patches of congestion. As death took place somewhat suddenly, the
pulmonary arteries were examined for clots, but no sign of one having become dislogded
could be discovered in their ramifications.
The surfaces of the lungs are dotted over with small sub-pleural ecchymoses circular
in form and dark-purple in colour. There is some slight localized emphysema at the apices
and free borders. The organs are well distended with air, and on section, with the exception
that the cut surfaces present a marbled pink and yellow colour, the tissues present a healthy
appearance.
The pericardial sac contains two ounces of a turbid, amber-coloured fluid.
Heart is very large and weighs 8 lbs. 4½ ounces. The base is the seat of a considerable
amount of orange-coloured exudation, dotted over with a few sub-pericardial extravasations,
which are, however, absent from the muscular structure. On section, the right auricle
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