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CALCULI IN THE STOMACH OF A HORSE. 
By H. B. Greening, M.R.C.V.S., Brixton Hill, Surrey. 
On the 24th Oct., 1851, at eight o’clock, A.M., a messenger 
was dispatched for my immediate attendance to a black mare, 
the property of Mr. Thomas Bunell, brick maker, Nor wood-lane. 
On my arrival I immediately proceeded to examine my 
patient, being informed the mare in question first shewed symp- 
toms of indisposition on returning home from Camberwell, where 
she had taken 500 bricks, and near the owner’s residence had 
fallen in her harness, and with some difficulty was got to the 
stable. On pursuing my examination, I found the following 
symptoms: Pulse slightly accelerated, mucous membranes highly 
injected, breathing laborious, profuse perspirations, extremities 
very cold, bowels constipated, and when in the act of progression 
would drop on the fetlock joints of her hind legs, and at intervals 
would crouch her haunches under her as though attempting to 
lie down. 
Treatment . — Ordered her to be placed in a loose box, and 
the extremities to be hand-rubbed and bandaged during the 
time I returned home to prepare what I deemed would be neces- 
sary for my patient ; though I did not return as speedily as I 
could have wished, in consequence of another employer re- 
questing my attendance immediately. I did not see her again 
until 12, A.M., when I found her prostrate: the pulse rose to 
55, and full; bled to the extent of four quarts; gave aloes 3v, 
sp. nit. ether, fij, tartarised antimony 3j, tincture opium Jij, in 
draught ; back-raked and threw up enemas. Ordered her tepid 
water and bran mash. Saw my patient again at 6, P.M. ; pulse 
48, other symptoms much the same as before. She ejected a 
quantity of hardened faeces in my presence; I gave febrifuge 
medicine, combining aloes 3iij ; repeated the enemas. I saw 
my patient again on the 25th, at 6 A.M. ; she was down ; pulse 
95, and small, still perspiring profusely, breathing much dis- 
tressed, mucous membranes intensely injected. She had voided 
her urine, but no faeces, and was unable to rise. I advised the 
owner to have her destroyed, as I saw no hopes of recovery, 
which he consented to. 
Post-mortem Examination . — The abdominal cavity was 
opened ; the peritoneum was much inflamed. 1 then com- 
menced examining the large intestines, beginning at the rectum, 
where I found some hardened faeces, likewise in the colon ; the 
