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never fatal/' But wliat appears to us (allopathists) most 

 extraordinary of all, is, that the two cases that died were 

 treated aUopathically, or, in the language of our school, 

 secundum artem ; whereas, the four horses which recovered 

 took homoeopathic doses of belladonna, aconite, mercurius, 

 Pulsatilla ! &c. 



HYDROMETRA. 



Of the extremely rare disease, dropsy of the wombj a case 

 is chronicled by Gohier. 



The uterus of an old mare grew so large that it spread and occupied 

 the anterior region of the abdomen, and gave her the appearance of being 

 with foal. This was found to be owing to distension of the uterus with 

 six quarts of thick white matter, similar to what would be called laudable 

 pus. 



Prolapsus and inversion of the Uterus. — These are 

 subjects which properly belong to Veterinary Obstetricy, 



DISEASES OF THE OVARIES. 



The late much-respected Mr. Mayer, sen., introduced 

 to our notice a case of " Diseased Ovaria,'' which he sent 

 to ^ The Veterinarian,' in 1837, with the following sen- 

 sible observations, for guiding our practice, in those and 

 other obscure abdominal ailments : — " Unfortunately, the 

 ovarium goes through its early derangement and alteration 

 of structure before we suspect, or are aware of, the true 

 nature of the disease, until we make an early examination 

 per-rectum, which we ought ahoays to do in what appears 

 obscure bowel affections. ^^ In the early stages of the 

 disease, there will, I think, be detected slight and occa- 

 sional griping pains, from time to time, accompanied with 

 febrile action. The urinary organs likewise would, fi-om 

 sympathy, be temporarily deranged, and the bladder more 

 irritable. But, to the common observer, this would be lost 



