RUPTURED SPLEEN. 
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“Camel.” She was the property of the Hon. George Ongley. 
For some years she was kept as a brood mare, and had pro- 
duced eight foals. The horse had access to her this season, 
but she was supposed to be barren. 
On the night of the 3d of November, a sack, containing 
about a bushel of wheat, was incautiously left within her 
reach, when she contrived to throw the wheat about the floor 
of her box, and it was thought that she had eaten some por- 
tion of it, but not much. 
On the morning of the 4th, she was found dull, and disin- 
clined to feed, — a very unusual occurrence, as she was a 
ravenous feeder, although always lean. Towards evening, 
symptoms of indigestion having manifested themselves, a 
pint of castor oil was administered to her, and she was allowed 
to drink about two quarts of gruel. After this, the pain 
increased in intensity, accompanied with great distension of 
the abdomen, until she became perfectly outrageous, and was 
violently convulsed. In this state she continued the greater 
part of the night ; but towards morning, after the use of long- 
continued friction to the belly, and an abundant escape of gas 
per anum, she evacuated a considerable quantity of fleces, and 
the pain gradually subsided. 
I was requested to visit her on the 5th, and on my arrival, 
about 10 a.m., I found her standing quiet, pulse very indis- 
tinct at the jaw, and not to be counted, yet the action of the 
heart strong, and beating 9b per minute. Mouth dry, 
sour, and fetid. The conjunctival and Schneiderian mem- 
branes of a damask hue ; the surface of the body, and the 
extremities comfortably warm ; the abdomen but little dis- 
tended, and she had frequently passed rather soft fecal 
matter, in which there were a very few grains of wheat. 
While standing by, she evacuated a considerable quantity of 
urine. A ball, containing five drachms of aloes, w*as adminis- 
tered, and enemata of warm water directed to be thrown up 
occasionally. No food was to be offered, and not more than 
two quarts of gruel allowed her during the day. 
8 p.m. — The mare has not had any return of the pain. A 
small quantity of dung has been brought away by the injec- 
tions, which contained here and there a grain of wheat. The 
pulse is 72, and now perfectly distinct at the jaw: the 
heart does not beat so forcibly, and her mouth is moister, 
and less offensive. The left hind leg, and hock, have become 
considerably swollen, the skin very hot, and she is quite lame. 
Continue the use of the injections, and allow two quarts more 
gruel at night, and the same quantity in the morning, with- 
holding all dry food. 
