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Month and
Pate.
1894.
December 8...
„
9...
„
10...
„
11...
„
12...
„
13...
„
14...
Temperature °C.
A.M.
37.7
38.0
37.6
39.0
37.6
38.1
37.4
1 P.M.
37.6
37.7
38.0
39.0
38.1
38.5
39.1
5 P.M.
38.4
38.2
38.8
38.0
37.7
37.7
...
Pulse.
A.M.
48
48
44
56
68
88
96
P.M.
60
48
56
68
84
96
...
Respiration.
A.M.
12
12
8
16
16
16
12
P.M,
12
12
12
12
16
16
...
Hæmatozoa
in blood.
Absent...
„ ...
„ ...
„ ...
„ ...
„ ....
Medicine
Arsenic
(grains).
A.M.
vi
vi
...
vi
...
vi
...
P.M.
vi
vi
vi
vi
vi
...
...
REMARKS.
Conjunctivae pale, mouth sore; the animal
is unable to eat.
Conjunctivae pale, mouth sore; diarrhoea.
Conjunctivas pale, horse cannot masticate,
losing flesh, especially between the
thighs ; diarrhoea continues bad.
Teeth rasped ; diarrhoea continues.
Administered Liq. Opii Sed § ss in Oss.
Aq, at 1-30 p M.
Right conjunctiva orange and injected,
left, injected.
Death occurred at 10 A.M.
17th December 1894.—Autopsy two hours after death.
Body somewhat emaciated. Slight œdema of the extremities.
Thorax.—Absence of fluid from pleural cavity, no pleural adhesions.
Lungs.- Healthy.
The pericardial sac contains about one drachm of orange-coloured fluid.
Heart,—Weighs 7 lbs. 3½ ozs., and is considerably hypertrophied.
The external and internal surfaces are free from extravasations.
The cavity of the abdomen contains several pints of a straw-coloured fluid.
Liver.—Weighs 17 lbs. 7 ozs. and is considerably enlarged. There are signs of old perihepatitis, together with a
few calcareous bodies, which on section are seen invading the structures of the organ. Tissues nutmeg like.
Spleen.—Weighs 1 lb. 7½| ozs., is somewhat atrophied. There are a few subcapsular petechias visible. The tissues
on section are firm and present a healthy appearance.
Kidneys.—The right weighs 1 lb. 15| ozs, the left 2 lbs. ¾ oz. The capsule strips easily, and numerous
stellate veins distended with blood are visible. On section, the organs present a deeply congested appearance, and
blood flows from the cut surfaces of the vessels.
Stomach, and large and small Intestines.— Present a healthy appearance.
Bladder.—Healthy.
HOUSE No. CXVII.
Grey Australian Gelding; aged 9 years; coarse bred, belonging to the Bombay Tramway Company (No. 502), was
purchased on the 28th January 1890. It was admitted into the Infirmary with fever on 29th November 1894, and
the Surra organism was discovered in the blood at the same time.
December 1st, 1894, 9 A.M.—The horse arrived at the Laboratory Hospital, Poona.
Slate on admission.—The animal is in fair condition, the abdomen is somewhat " tucked up." The ordinary symp-
toms of fever are present. The visible mucous membranes present a bright orange colour, and one ecchymosisis present
on the right conjunctival membrane, and there is excessive lachrymation. The skin is hot, and the hair staring. Temper-
ature 40.3° C. The pulse is- frequent, 46, but regular and of low tension. The respiration is somewhat accelerated, 24
in the minute. The limbs remain fine, and there is a complete absence of œlema from the under-surface of the abdomen.
The appetite is fairly good. The hæmatozoa are numerous in the blood, which latter is normal in colour.
Month and
Date.
1894.
December 1...
„ 2
„
3...
„
4...
„
5...
Temperature °C
A.M.
40.3
38.1
37.2
37.6
37.4
1 P.M.
40.3
38.6
38.1
37.8
38.2
5 P.M.
40.3
39.3
39.1
38.2
38.4
Pulse.
A.M.
40
40
40
44
40
P.M.
48
48
48
48
44
Respiration.
A.M.
24
12
12
8
18
P.M.
16
24
16
16
12
Hæmatozoa
in blood.
Numerous.
Absent ...
„ ...
Few
„
Medicine
Arsenic
(grans)
A.M.
ii
v
v
P.M
v
v
v
v
v
REMARKS.
Conjunctivae yellow ; oedema of
sheath, and beneath abdomen.
Conjunctivae yellow.
Do.
Sulphate of Iron.
one drachm ad-
ministered P.M.
Conjuncti væ pale yellow. Sul -
phate of Iron, one drachm
morning and evening.
Conj unctivæ pale yellow. Sul -
phate of Iron, one drachm,
morning and evening.