206 DADDS VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY 



\V0UN.D8 PENETRATING THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY. 



The treatment of a penetrating wound into the abdomen nil 

 depend somewhat upon the nature of the same. Should the intes- 

 tines protrude through the wound and exhibit a puncture, put or 

 the twitch and Rarej -strap. Then return the intestines into the 

 abdominal cavity, and proceed to suture or sew up the intestinal 

 rent, by means of a small needle, armed with sewing silk — first, 

 by means of sutures through the abdominal muscles, one end of 

 the suture being left long enough to hang out of the wound; 

 second, close the skin (the sutures should be distant from each 

 other about one inch) ; next place a cold water pad on the parts, 

 and encircle the body in the injured region with a cotton-roller, 

 over which place a surcingle, and securely fasten it. In the event 

 of the intestines being swollen and distended, it may be necessary 

 to cast the patient ; then roll him on his back, and thus the pro- 

 trusion may be returned ; but should they still prove too large for 

 the orifice, it must be dilated by means of a probe-pointed knife. 



Splenic Apoplexy (Carbuncttlar Fever). 



Mr. Gamgee has made some translations from foreign authors 

 on the subject of Splenic Apoplexy, and he tells us that " this is 

 the disease described as carbuncular fever by Renault and Rey- 

 nal. It is most common in hot and tempestuous seasons. In its 

 carefully-observed symptoms, M. Anginiard is induced to regard 

 the disease as dependent on miasmatic exhalation. Until recently, 

 the author had studied the malady only in sheep, but has fre- 

 quently observed it, of late, in the horse. It is not so suddenly 

 fatal in the latter as in the former. The prostration and stupor 

 are very striking. The horse can barely stand, and is very list- 

 less ; the muscles of the limbs tremble, and partial sweats bedew 

 the body. In some parts the skin is dry, and the coat staring ; 

 the breathing is slow and irregular; the conjunctiva, or lining 

 of the eyelids, is white, and indicative of an anemic or bloodlcsa 

 state; the pulse is feeble, wiry, and accelerated, offering a remark- 

 able contrast to the tumultuous action of the heart ; the loins are 

 very sensitive; and there are often indications of pain on pres- 

 sure on the abdominal walls. Colicky symptoms are frequently 

 noticed. At first, all appetite is lost, but, as the disease advances, 



