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SUDDEN DEATH OF TWO HORSES. 
showing more pain than the others, but the belly was not so 
much swollen. They were brought to the stable, and my 
attention was immediately called to them. 
Symptoms of No. 1. — Great uneasiness; moving about the 
box, but not lying down; breathing short and irregular; 
pulse feeble, irregular, and about 60 per minute; conjunctiva 
and nasal membranes injected; mouth hot and dry; counte- 
nance anxious. 
No. 2. — With the exception that this animal was not so 
much distressed, nor his countenance so anxious, the symp- 
toms were so nearly like those of No. 1 as to render a special 
description of them unnecessary. 
No. 3. — In this animal the abdomen was not so much 
distended, but the griping pains were more intense than in 
either of the other animals. The pulse was 52, feeble, and 
irregular. 
An antispasmodic draught, consisting of Sp. iEther. Nit. 
Sp. Ammon. Aromat., and Tr. Opii, was at once given to 
each animal in a little water. An examination per rectum 
was made in each case, but no faeces were found. An injec- 
tion of warm soapy water was, however, employed. As these 
means afforded only temporary relief, in two hours I re- 
peated the draught, adding to it Aloes Bbds. 5yj in solution. 
Nos. 2 and 3 were somewhat relieved fora time, but not so 
No. 1. Shortly after the exhibition of the medicine, she passed 
a great deal of gaseous matter both by the mouth and nostrils. 
This was presently followed by the ejection of semifluid 
ingesta from the stomach. The patient continued to get 
rapidly worse, and in about three hours from this time 
she fell down and died almost without a struggle. It was 
suggested that a second opinion should be had, and con- 
sequently Mr. George Statham, veterinary surgeon, Sudbury, 
was called in. 
No. 2.— This horse remained tolerably quiet, and did not 
show much uneasiness from about eleven till near five o’clock, 
when he also became worse, and presented nearly the same 
symptoms as No. 1. He died in the same manner as No. 1, 
soon after nine o’clock at night. 
On Mr. Statham’s arrival, about seven o’clock, a stimulant 
was given to No. 2, in the form of a ball, and a strong lini- 
ment was also applied to the sides and abdomen, but neither 
of these means afforded any relief. 
No. 3 continued to show sharp pains at short intervals 
during the day, but was somewhat better towards the even- 
ing. The pulse had sunk to 45, was feeble, but more regular. 
The animal was dull and drowsy, but seemed free from 
