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membranes were intensely reddened, the extremities cold, and 
the pulse oppressed, and that the patient frequently inclined 
her head to the right side. She had not yet lain down, and 
appeared to be afraid to move from her present position. 
Venesection, to the extent of four quarts, was had recourse to, 
and Ext. Belladonnse, 3ii, was given in ball. The legs were 
also stimulated with Lin. Tereb. ; an extra rug was put upon 
the body, and plenty of fresh air allowed. 
10 p.m.— The mare is evidently more easy, and has eaten 
part of a warm bran mash. I introduced my hand gently 
into the uterus, and was enabled thereby to remove some 
very offensive matter ; after which the vagina was well washed 
out with 
Opium, ^iij ; 
Aqua Caiida, Oij. M. 
February 1st. — The mare remains in statu quo , but the 
uterine discharge is now copious and of a blueish tinge. 
I injected a very weak solution of Zinci Sulph. ; repeated 
the ball, and gave orders for her general comforts to be 
attended to. She has eaten a little hay, and two mashes, 
and taken freely of chilled water, as well as of oatmeal gruel. 
At 3 p.m., of this day, finding there was but little improve- 
ment in the general symptoms, I had recourse to auscultation 
and percussion ofi the chest, the result of which led to no 
hesitation on my part, in expressing to the manager my 
opinion, that it was a hopeless case ; for, independent of 
the uterine disease, hydrothorax was present to a great 
degree. 
3d. — I was again summoned in great haste to see the 
mare, who, after standing 144 hours in one position, was said 
to have suddenly dropped down, and to be totally unable to 
rise. On reaching Glasbury, I found she had been dead 
about ten minutes, when I ordered her to be sent to the 
kennels immediately, in order that I might make a post- 
mortem examination. 
Autopsy . — Liver soft, and enlarged to double its normal 
size ; uterus in a state of decomposition, particularly its lining 
membrane. It contained some dark-coloured and fetid fluid. 
The other abdominal viscera were normal. On opening the 
thorax, a large quantity of serous fluid gushed out ; both the 
lungs were diseased, and attached to the costal pleurae by 
bands of lymph, at least half an inch in thickness : the peri- 
cardium was likewise thickened, and layers of semi-organized 
fibrin existed between it and the heart, which organ was very 
small for an animal of her breed and size. 
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