XXXIV.— HyEMOGLOBINURIA (AZOTURIA) IN THE 



HORSE. 



The day before yesterday we made a post-inovton examination of 

 an eight-year-old stallion which had died after an illness of three days' 

 duration. It was in good, even plethoric condition, and had been 

 attacked while at work and apparently in full health, showing in a few 

 minutes paralysis of the hind quarters and a number of extremel}- 

 grave symptoms. The animal had for some years been regularly 

 working for a firm of carters in Paris. On the ist and 2nd January it 

 had been left in the stable, which was badly ventilated. The morning 

 of the 3rd January was cold, and after a quarter of an hour's work at a 

 quiet trot the horse slackened his pace, sweated profusely over the hind 

 quarters, showed weakness of the hind limbs, and while the driver (who 

 thought the animal was suffering from colic) was wondering what he 

 ought to do, the horse fell down in the shafts. It was unharnessed and 

 helped up. It took a few steps, dragging the left hind limb along the 

 ground, and again fell. It was then put into an ambulance to be 

 taken back to the stable. A veterinary surgeon who was called in bled 

 it, applied stimulant applications, and afterwards sent it to the School. 



On its arrival we in vain attempted to place it on its legs. It had 

 to be let down on the straw of the hospital theatre, where it lay 

 struggling violently. The mucous membranes were injected, the 

 circulation and respiration very rapid ; the pulse 80 ; respirations 30 ; 

 rectal temperature 39° C. (102*2° P.). The muscles of the croup and 

 left quarter were swollen and hard, and the subcutaneous connective 

 tissue covering them appeared infiltrated. On passing the catheter 

 about a quart of brownish urine was drawn off. 



The body was smartly rubbed, and ten centigrammes of eserine 

 sulphate hypodermically injected, producing several evacuations. The 

 animal was then covered up. It received milk and mashes, to which 

 were added three and a half ounces of bicarbonate of soda. During the 

 evening, in order to quiet it, I further prescribed a hypodermic injection 

 of morphine and chloral enemata. 



