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CASES OF STRANGULATED SMALL INTESTINE IN 
A MARE, AND BROKEN LEG IN A BULLOCK. 
By Mr . John Younghusband. 
The following case being one not often occurring in practice, 
and one quite new to me, I have forwarded it for insertion in your 
valuable periodical, along with one of minor importance, though 
not less rare. On the 21st of May last, I was requested by one of 
my employers, Mr. R. Robinson, of Sowerby Row, to visit one of 
his working mares that was attacked with what was supposed 
to be violent colic or gripes. 
On arriving at the farm, and viewing the patient, my first 
inquiry was to ascertain the history of the case, which proved 
nearly as follows : — After having been fed at noontide, and water 
allowed after feeding, as is generally the case with most agricultu- 
rists in my neighbourhood, she was put to her usual work at the 
plough ; when, after having laboured for the space of half an hour, 
she began to shew symptoms of uneasiness, and appeared unwilling 
to proceed with her work. In a short time, while drawing along, 
she suddenly stopped, fell down, and would have rolled over but 
for the timely interference of the ploughman, who managed to 
get her upon her legs again ; when she walked on a short way 
farther, still, however, shewing great uneasiness. He succeeded 
in getting her along to the end of the furrow: there she’ as sud- 
denly dropped again, and it was not without great difficulty that he 
disengaged her out of her gear. 
On getting her home, finding her no way improved, she was 
bled by one of the sons, a ball administered, composed of tar and 
some other ingredient of which I have no knowledge ; and as she 
was perspiring freely, she was well dressed, and a cloth thrown 
over her, and time allowed to see the result. 
Two hours passed, and no amendment having taken place, 
T was sent for. I found her with all the symptoms of 
what I considered to be a severe attack of inflammation of the 
bowels, and that in a form which portended certain dissolution. 
The eyes were dull and sunk in their orbit ; ears, mouth, and 
legs, deathy cold ; pulse small and indistinct ; and a violent per- 
spiration is pouring from every quarter. At times she lies 
down with her legs and feet under her ; then raises herself upon 
her fore parts, stretches herself out as if in great pain, suddenly 
rises and sits up upon her haunches, and groans piteously, but 
never attempts to roll over. 
