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alated the abdomen, and left him. Six, P. M. — He has laid down 

 quietly for two hours ; stands easy, but neither eats nor drinks. 

 Nine, P. M. — Still the same; lies down occasionally. When 

 standing, paws considerably. Has had no evacuation of the bow- 

 els or of the urinary passages since the man discovered that the 

 animal was sick. Examined the rectum, but found no feces therein. 

 Gave half a drachm each of Venice turpentine and copaiba, in an 

 infusion of linseed ; gave also an enema, and left him for the night, 

 leaving a pail of water in the manger before him. 



September 2, six o'clock, A. M. — On entering the stable, my 

 patient appeared much the same as when I left him the previous 

 evening. I inquired how he had been during the night. The 

 groom informed me that 'he had remained easy until about one 

 o'clock, when he commenced pawing, as before, but without touch- 

 ing his bedding; that he would lie down for a few minutes quite 

 easy, when he would throw himself at full length in his Stall, and 

 remain in that position a short time; then rise up and extend 

 himself, as if to relieve the urinary passages, but only a few drops 

 dribbled away, as usual.' As usual? said I. Have you never 

 observed any difficulty in his making water before ? He answered, 

 'I have taken care of this horse for over two years, and have 

 never seen him make more than a wine-glassful of water at any 

 one time. He passed a little every ten or fifteen minutes. His 

 stall was constantly wet, but I have never seen any trouble on 

 account of it.' This statement was fully corroborated by several 

 ether persons. I now examined my patient per rectum, and found 

 the bladder empty. Upon introducing the catheter not a drop of 

 urine was obtained, nor even could the odor of urine be detected 

 on the catheter. I now concluded that he had a ruptured bladder, 

 and gave up all hopes of his recovery. However, from the pain 

 at intervals, and apparent relief of the animal occasionally, I di- 

 rected my treatment to the kidneys and bladder, by giving oilj 

 laxatives, emollient enemas, and counter-irritation, in the hope, 

 not of cure, but of palliation, and each, in turn, gave relief for a 

 short time. Nine, P. M. — Have seen my patient several times 

 during the day. His symptoms increasing in frequency and vio- 

 lence. Pulse, sixty-six ; respiration, hurried ; body and extremi- 

 ties, still warm. He paws, rolls, and tumbles violently. Gave 

 an enema, which had the effect to remove the content" of the rec- 

 tum, consisting of four or five small pellets of feces, covered with 



