222 PROGRESS OP VETERINARY SCIENCE AND ART. 
sprang, to the complete destruction and transformation of 
all alike. 
Rupture of the Colon in a Horse. — A thorough- 
bred English horse was admitted in the Veterinary School of 
Lyons, on the 9th of May, 1855. Lemaitre, a fourth year’s 
student of the college, noted the history and progress of the 
case. The horse came from the depot of stallions of Cluny, 
but, for various reasons, had been castrated, in the month of 
October, 1854. His health had been good up to the 6th of 
May, when there appeared symptoms of spasmodic colic ; 
clysters were used, but the pains persisted next day and he 
was bled; sulphate of soda was administered in his beverage, 
and an emollient poultice applied over the loins. From the 
7th to the 8th, the spasms had ceased, but returned the night 
of the 8th, so that at eight o’clock on the morning of the 9th, 
the horse was removed to the college infirmary. 
The pains are periodical: but even during the moments of 
calm there was dulness, no appetite, hot clammy mouth, 
tympanitis, congested conjunctivas, small wiry pulse. The 
respiration normal. The loins have an excess of sensibility. 
Soon after his admission the horse begins to paw, • is 
agitated, and voids a small quantity of opaque and viscid 
urine. He stretches himself straight out and appears at his 
ease, but then rolls over on to his back, and afterwards 
strives to sit on his haunches. He rises again, paws about 
with his feet, and occasionally voids a little urine. The 
prognosis is naturally very unfavorable. 
The treatment began by mucilaginous draughts, in the 
shape of linseed tea, and decoctions of barley, continuing a 
decoction of poppy heads. Two ounces of cream of tartar 
are likewise added, and emollient poultices with tepid 
enemata used. At two p.m. warm fomentations to the body, 
which are continued till two o’clock next day, during which 
period the animal appears altogether better ; the abdomen is 
not distended ; the horse, however, has not dunged. 
On the 10th of May, a considerable quantity of faeces is 
thrown off, there are also emissions of urine ; on the whole, 
symptoms of amelioration ; there is appetite. The muci- 
laginous draughts, and clysters with soap are continued. 
The 1 1th : still improved, appetite returned; but the same 
treatment is continued. 
The outward symptoms returned with all their intensity 
on the 12th. A dose of turpentine is administered in linseed 
tea, and clysters are used. 
13th. — Symptoms diminished, but the animal is dull, and 
