184 DISEASES OF THE LUNGS. 



Mr. Brown, V.S., Melton Mowbray, in 1833, published 

 three " well-marked cases^' of it. The first was that of a 

 young mare taken up from grass and driven slowly thirty- 

 five miles in one day, with a stomach filled with three pecks 

 of oats. The second, that of a horse who ^^had been living 

 in a state of rest for some time, and was forced to sudden 

 and violent exertion with his stomach full of grass.^^ The 

 third had not undergone any exertion, save that of ^'rolling 

 and pawing" from an attack of gripes. Mr. Brown 

 referred them all to " spasmodic action of the diaphragm." 



To Mr. Sinclair,^ V.S., Morpeth, spasms of the 

 diaphragm occurred in a case of trismus. '' There was a 

 loud beating in the region of the diaphragm, which could 

 be heard at a distance of ten yards, and not synchronous 

 with the pulse." It was "accompanied with distressing 

 cough and profuse perspiration." The case did well, 

 treated by opium and digitalis^ and keeping the bowels 

 open. 



Mr. ToMBs,^ V.S., Pershore, saw a five-year-old mare, 

 who for some days had been out at grass, that became 

 suddenly seized with quick and laborious respiration, quick 

 pulse, and shivering, which symptoms were treated by 

 venesection and an aperient. "In the evening, violent 

 palpitations of the diaphragm came on, which was dis- 

 covered by a tremendous and loud noise inside the ribs, as 

 though a man was in the thorax beating the ribs with a 

 hammer: the noise proceeded principally from the left side, 

 midway between the spine of the back and the ninth rib. 

 Pulse almost iuiperceptible." Venesection and opium, and 

 stimulating liniment to the side and extremities, with ape- 

 rients, perfectly cured the case. 



Mr. GuTTERiDGE,^ V.S., Carmarthen, was called to a 

 mare who, on her arrival in the Gloucester mail, showed 

 great uneasiness, frequently attempting to stale ; pulse 90 ; 

 "and there was a violent beating on the near side, which 

 could be heard at a considerable distance. Her side was 

 much convulsed ; and, on placing my hand over her heart, 

 ' ' The Veterinarian' for 1835. ^ n,jj_^ jgSS. ^ Ibid., 1836. 



