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THE EDINBURGH VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
The fatal case of pleurisy occurred in a mare, the property of 
Mr. McPherson, contractor, at Franton. She was brought here on 
the 8th of June, exhibiting symptoms of pleurisy of an intense 
character. She was bled and otherwise appropriately treated, 
which was followed by recovery so far, as that in ten days the 
owner, contrary to orders, put her to work again. In the course 
of a short time the symptoms returned, and were again suc- 
cessfully combatted, and she was put to work. During the last 
week of June, however, there was another aggravated return of 
the disease, with a speedy effusion of fluid in the thorax. Tapping 
was performed three different times, but without rendering any 
material benefit, although large quantities of fluid were withdrawn. 
Tapping was, on one occasion, performed by two of the students; 
one operating on the left and the other on the right side. Death 
took place soon after the last operation, between which and the 
second one an interval of two days had elapsed. 
Post-mortem appearances displayed chronic organic disease of 
the lungs, especially on the left side ; false membranes also existed, 
that had been evidently occasioned by some previous inflammatory 
affections of the respiratory apparatus. 
The case of death from a wound occurred in a valuable young 
Arabian mare. The wound was caused June 13th by the pole of 
an omnibus entering deeply the muscles of the haunch on the 
near side. It extended from the anterior part of the trochanter 
major of the os femoris to the posterior part of the sacrum, and 
almost entirely divided the muscles between these points from 
the skin externally to the sacro- sciatic ligament internally. She 
was brought here immediately after receiving the injury : the gap- 
ing edges of the wound were closed by sutures, and other neces- 
sary treatment was adopted. Although considerable swelling of the 
thigh internally and externally took place, with enormous infiltra- 
tion of the superficial abdominal cellular tissue, she appeared to 
progress favourably for some time, and a large portion of the edges 
of the wound actually adhered by the first intention. In about a 
week from reception of the injury it was found needful to make 
numerous counter-openings in the thigh and abdomen, in order to 
permit the evacuation of the matter which had gravitated between 
the muscles and beneath the faschia to dependent situations in 
these parts. The symptomatic fever about this time was very 
great, and the collection of fluid in deep-seated structures of the 
limb began also to operate prejudicially, although every possible 
attention was given to facilitate its discharge, and to the application 
of antiseptic and other proper dressings. Mortification to a con- 
siderable degree had taken place by the 25th, and death supervened 
on the morning of June 26th. 
