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cured with chloral ; he administered from one drachm
and a-half to two drachms each day. In one case he
gave in all three ounces and a-half in twenty days, in
another of longer duration he gave six ounces of chloral
hydrate, and both cases recovered. M. Verneuil gives
two cases in the Societe de Chirurgie de Paris, when he
gave a drachm and a-half of chloral in twenty-four hours,
and in another case he gave two drachms and a-half in
twenty-four hours. He recommends beginning by
administering chloral by the mouth instead of intraneous
injections. He cured five successive cases of tetanus
with chloral hydrate.
These cases are sufficient to show that with care,
patience, and perseverance, tetanus may be over-
come ; but without the groom is a good nurse, the
veterinary surgeon stands a poor chance of having
many successful cases of tetanus. It is mainly to the
effects of nursing, combined with a rational admin-
istering of medicine, that tetanus can be cured. In
administering medicine it is necessary to use consider-
able caution, as the rigidity of the muscles of the neck
occasion much pain to the horse if the head be elevated.
It is always best to give medicine in a liquid form and
through a tube ; most practical veterinary surgeons
keep a tube made for the purpose. In tetanus the
digestive functions are not impaired, and the poor
onimal suffers much from hunger, and to keep up the
system as much as possible, thick gruel should be given
by the aid of a tube,