534 CASE OF DIFFICULT PARTURITION IN A MARE. 
6th. — The mare was attacked with bowel pain, which was 
shown by her frequently lying down, and looking back to the 
flanks ; pulse increased to 66, and respiration quick; she had 
given to her 01. Lini 1 lb., Tinct. Opii 5\j> 01. Terebinth. 5j» 
After removing the faecal matter, giving an enema, and 
applying heat to the abdomen, the pain continuing, she had a 
dose of the following mixture: Tinct. Aconit. 3ij> Sp. ^Eth. 
Nit. Aqua ^ viij , l-6th to be repeated every three or 
four hours, if the pain did not pass off ; four doses were 
given. 
7th. — Mare free from pain, pulse 54, faeces soft, tume- 
faction, and dark colour within vagina decreasing ; a slight 
discharge exists. The mare retains her urine longer, passes 
it in increased quantity and more freely ; she drinks sloppy 
gruel, and eats all that is allowed. A vegetable tonic and 
diuretic ball was given, and ordered to be repeated. 
10th. — Improving; continue medicine on the 11th and 
12th. 
18th. — The mare eats well, and is very lively, pulse about 
40 ; discharge from vagina continues ; allowed a little exer- 
cise, to be increased daily. She went on well to the 26th, 
and did three afternoons’ light work, when a boy came to say 
that “ the black mare had dropped a humour ;” attendance 
requested immediately. On arrival the mare was found 
affected with inflammatory oedema, the near hind leg midway 
between the hock and stifle was considerably enlarged, tense, 
and somewhat painful ; on the inside of the thigh, immedi- 
ately below the mamma, there was a round distinct patch of 
swelling. The off hind leg was also swollen around the hock 
and a little above it. The fore limbs were enlarged around the 
lower part of the arms ; there was little or no discharge from 
the vagina, which looked raw, inflamed, and unhealthy in 
colour. Outside, but clear of the vulva on the right side, on the 
hairless portion of the skin, was an ulcerous-looking surface ; 
on inquiry we found that an abscess had burst two days 
before ; the cavity was explored, and found to communicate 
with the vagina, about two inches from the entrance : pulse 
60, and weak. 
Aloetic ball, 3v, was given, and two diuretic powders, with 
Hyd. Chlor., ^ss in each. 
27th. — The enlargement of the near hind extremity has 
enormously increased. It reaches downwards to below the 
hock and upwards to the mammae, and bulges out on the 
inner and upper part of the thigh, more than a hand’s breadth, 
like a shelf. The other limbs are not increased to any appre- 
ciable extent. Four somewhat deep punctures were made in 
