THE EDINBURGH VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
555 
Disease. 
Number of C; 
Horses. Neat Cattle. 
Disease brought forward 
153 9 
Phrenitis 
Pleurisy, Pneumonia, and 
3 
Bronchitis 
8 
Puerperal Fever 
1 
Rectum, Rupture of. 
Rheumatism of Muscles of 
1 
Neck 
2 
Scirrhous Mamma 
• • • • • • 
Strangles 
3 
Spavin with Lameness 
8 
Splint with ditto 
6 
Skin, Diseases of 
10 
Sprains of Tendons, &c.... 
8 
Superpurgation 
3 
Synovial Cavides opened... 
1 
Tetanus 
1 
Teeth, Diseases of 
9 
Tumours 
1 1 
Worms 
Wounds and Bruises of 
2 
various parts, except Feet 
16 
235 11 
Draths, 
Horses. NeatC 
2 
1 
Dogs. 
1 
1 
6 1 
General Abstract. 
Cases among Horses 
„ Neat Cattle 
„ Dogs 
Total number 
Cured or Relieved 257. 
,235 Deaths in Horses 6 
.11 „ Cattle 1 
.18 „ Dogs 
.264 Total number 7 
Died or Destroyed 7. 
The first case which occurred during August, worthy of particular 
remark, is one of epilepsy. The horse affected was brought here 
August 6th, about mid-day, presenting the following symptoms : — • 
There was a wild vacant expression in the eyes, with some im- 
pairment of sight, and inability properly to command the action of 
the extremities, which led to a swinging or staggering gait ; the 
head was held in a low drooping position, almost touching the 
ground while walking, and was not much more elevated when at 
rest; respiration was little accelerated: in consequence of being co- 
piously bled before coming here, the pulse was almost imperceptible ; 
and after he came here and had stood a few minutes, he threw 
himself down violently, and in an apparently unconscious manner, 
upon the near side, when, after extending his limbs, forcibly grind- 
ing his teeth, and spasmodically closing his jaws, he lay perfectly 
quiet, evidently in a comatose condition. He seemed for some 
