456 DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND SPLEEN. 



space that I felt inclined to believe it might,, by com- 

 pression, have proved the cause of the rent in the spleen 

 during^ some violent effort in respiration ; for I could find no 

 mark whatever of kick or any injury upon the side, either 

 inwardly or outwardly. 



Mr. Cartwright has reported a case, since this occurred, in 

 ' The Veterinarian ^ for 1838 : — 



May 26, 1838, Mr.Hutton, of the Fauls Green, sent out his 

 brown gelding, fouryears old, half-bred, andin good condition, 

 for cavalry duty. He was not, however, ridden hard in ranks, 

 in consequence of his rider having a bad leg. Although, while 

 there, nothing serious appeared amiss with him, still his rider 

 thought he shuffled about more than usual. At two o^clock 

 P.M. he returned home, and began eating and drinking. At 

 three o^ clock p.m. Mr. Cartwright was fetched to him. He 

 had been uneasy, moving about and pawing. His pulse was 

 55 ; respiration natural. Mr. Cartwright thought there was 

 some irritation in the bowels, and gave opium. Though his 

 pulse came with force to the touch, yet there was something 

 that indicated difficulty in the blood being driven along. The 

 conjunctiva was pale. He lies down at full length, but does 

 not roll over. Looks at his side. At eight o^ clock p.m. he 

 was bled. On pressing, the vein felt flabby, and was not 

 distended as usual. Blood with difficulty obtained, and very 

 thin. Nine o^clock, worse ; pulse at the jaw almost gone, 

 and not distinct at the chest. He would stand tottering about 

 for some time, and then fall violently down anywhere. Mr. 

 Cartwright began to fancy there was rupture of a blood-vessel. 

 Nine to eleven o'clock p.m., very hopeless ; falling down every 

 twenty minutes, and once or twice has rolled over; seems 

 insensible ; pulae imperceptible ; ears deadly cold ; cold sweats ; 

 stertorous breathing ; and when down gasping and struggling 

 dreadfully. Died at eleven o'clock p.m. From eight to ten 

 gallons of blood were found in the abdomen. A coagulum 

 near the stomach led us to the upper surface of the spleen, 

 in which was a rupture, towards the largest end, five inches 

 in length. Two tumours were discovered upon other i)arts of 

 the spleen, which looked like, and, indeed, on being cut open 



