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MEG KIMS IN A HORSE. 
re-inverting it; but after it was up she ceased doing so. I fear 
the horns were not fairly re-inverted, although returned into the 
abdomen. The vulva had two sutures inserted into it; but she 
died in an hour or two after, which was no more than I expected. 
Observations . — I think it would be a good plan to have a kind 
of small rounded handle, or pessary, of sufficient length, so as to 
enable us fairly to re-invert each horn, as the hand is too large ; 
and which may be again applied with good effect when the uterus 
is returned into the abdomen. There is far more difficulty in re- 
turning the uterus when it is bifid than when it is single, as in 
the mare or cow. 
Where the uterus is much bruised, or there proved great diffi- 
culty in returning it, I should not at all hesitate in passing several 
ligatures through its neck, and afterwards amputating the great bulk 
of it. 
MEGRIMS IN A HORSE. 
By the same. 
On the evening of the 26th of April, 1844, I was called to at- 
tend a hack horse belonging to a Mr. Mills, a horse dealer, who had 
bought him to-day at Chester fair, and had brought him thence, 
a distance of twenty miles. He had been brought some dis- 
tance to the fair and had also been walked and exercised a good 
deal in it. When he came here he immediately lay down at 
full length, and struggled a little, and sweat a good deal ; but still 
he had not the symptoms of gripes. I made every examination I 
could, but hardly knew what the complaint was. I found the pulse 
tolerably full ; but not very quick. He was not swollen ; but was 
disposed to lie at full length. I bled him, but he seemed averse 
to it, as he shifted about very much when we were trying to bleed 
him, and seemed to know what we were going to do. I also gave 
some aperient and anodyne medicine. He was better in the course 
of the night, but continued to shuffle about, especially with his hind 
legs. I fancied there was some affection of the urinary apparatus, 
but I could not fairly detect it. I therefore applied a mustard 
poultice to his loins. 
21th . — He is better, but his bowels have not acted. In a few 
days after he seemed all right, with bowels opened and kidneys 
acting; and the landlord of the inn where he was took him out 
for some exercise, which we thought would do him some good. 
Immediately on coming in again he lay down at full length, but 
