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Month and
Date.
1894.
December 6...
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7...
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8...
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9...
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10...
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11...
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12...
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13...
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14...
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15...
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18...
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17...
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18...
Temperature °C.
A.M.
37.7
37.4
37.6
37.6
37.8
38.1
38.1
38.0
36.6
37.5
37.7
37.7
1 P.M.
38.7
37.8
38.1
37.8
38.3
38.3
38.4
38.2
37.5
37.7
36.7
37.6
5 P.M.
38.1
38.3
38.2
38.3
39.3
38.3
38.3
37.7
37.0
37.8
37.7
38.3
Pulse.
A.M.
48
40
40
44
40
48
56
52
52
72
88
S 96
P.M.
48
44
40
44
56
52
60
60
72
112
124
120
Respiration.
A.M.
12
8
12
12
8
12
12
12
12
16
24
24
Death at 2 A.M.
P.M.
12
16
12
12
12
16
16
20
36
36
80
88
Hæmatozoa
in blood.
Absent ...
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Medicine
Arsenic
(grains).
A.M.
v
v
vi
vi
...
vii
...
vii
...
...
...
P.M.
v
vi
vi
vii
...
vii
vii
iii
...
...
...
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REMARKS.
Conjunctivæ pale yellow. Sul-
phate of Iron, one drachm
morning and evening.
Conjunctivae
pale
yellow.
Animal much better, eats corn.
Sulphate of Iron, one drachm
morning and evening.
Conjunctivae pale yellow.
Do.
injected.
Do.
do.
Ani-
mal fairly well, but refused
Arsenic.
Do.
do.
Slight
diarrhoea.
Do,
do.
do.
Liq Opii Sed 3 ss in Oss Aq,
at 1.30 P.M.
Conjunctivae much injected.
Anus patent.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
Has
only eaten 1 lb. of corn since
the 12th instant.
Do.
do.
Flat-
ulence, corn refused.
Abdominal respiration. Con-
junctivae
much
injected.
Corn refused.
18th December 1894.—Autopsy 10 hours after death.
The body is fairly nourished. There is some swelling and œdema of the fetlocks. On section the membranes and
tissues are stained an orange colour.
Thorax.—There is no fluid in the pleural cavities or adhesions of the pleuræ.
Lungs.—There are a few sub-pleural ecchymoses invading the right organ, but they are more numerous on the
left. On section the tissues present a healthy appearance. The cavity of the pericardium is devoid of fluid.
Heart.—Weighs 6 lbs. 4 ozs. The external surface is free from extravasations of blood. ^ On section the right
auricle and ventricle are blood-stained, but the cavities are free from subendocardial extravasations. The valves are
healthy.
Abdominal cavity is free from fluid.
Liver.—Weighs 11 lbs. 3 ozs. The convex surface of both lobes is the seat of old perihepatitis. On section the
tissues are firm, and present a fairly healthy condition.
Spleen.—Weighs 1 lb. 8¼ ozs., is large, and is dotted over with a few sub-capsular petechiæ On section the tissues
are firm and the malpighian corpuscles not prominent.
Kidneys.—Right weighs 1 lb. 3½ ozs. Left weighs 1 lb. 2¾ ozs. The capsules strip easily; there are no petechias.
On section the cortical portions appear pale, and the medullary portions darker in colour, but otherwise they appear
healthy.
Stomach.—The external surface of the organ is healthy. On section the cavity contains some semi-digested food.
There are a few small patches of congestion on the mucous membrane of the villous portion, about 1½ inches from
the pylorus, and these are found to involve the mucous membrane only.
Small Intestines.—-The mucous membrane is somewhat congested along its whole course, but there is no ulceration .
Large Intestine.—Healthy,
Bladder—Healthy.
HOUSE No. CXVIII.
Grey Australian Gelding, aged 16 years, belonging 1o the Bombay Tramway Company (No. 128), was purchased
on the 14th January 1884. It was admitted into the Infirmary with fever on the 3rd December 1894, and the Surra
hæmatozoon was discovered the same day.
December 5th, 1894, 9 A.M.—The horse arrived at the Laboratory Hospital, Poona.
State on admission.—The animal is in a very poor condition, and presents a very dull appearance ; its head hangs
down between the fore-limbs, and it is suffering from the ordinary symptoms of fever. The visible mucous membranes
present a faint yellow colour, and the right conjunctiva is considerably injected and petechiated ; the left is only slightly
injected, but the petechias are more marked. The sheath is slightly swollen and œdematous, the lower limbs are full,
but there is no tenderness on manipulation. The skin is hot and dry, Temp. 40.8° C, the pulse frequent and small, 65,
the breathing frequent and somewhat shallow, 35 per minute. The appetite is good, and the fœces present a natural
appearance.