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THE COMMON COLICS OF THE HORSE 



with the absence of spasmodic contracting of the rectal 

 walls. It will be noted, too, that this animal lived on 

 for nearly twenty-four hours, as against the twelve or 



Fig. 28. — Torsion of the Pelvic Flexure. 



I, First portion of colon; 2, second portion of colon; 3, third 

 portion of colon ; 4, the point of the pelvic flexure ; 5, the 

 point of bend or torsion ; 6, the csecum ; 7, suprasternal 

 flexure. 



thirteen hours of Case No. I., in which the twist was 

 more nearly complete. 

 General Remarks on the Two Foregoing Cases. 



— From the description of the post-mortems, and from 



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