16 ABSCESS IN THE CEREBRUM OF A HORSE. 
patient was rapidly recovering from her lameness, and other- 
wise her health was apparently as good as we could desire : so 
far indeed had. she advanced towards convalesence that nearly 
our last visit was considered to have been made. Shortly 
after this, but before the mare had resumed her work, we 
were again summoned to attend her. For twenty-four hours 
only indisposition had shown itself, by the mare being off her 
feed merely. When our attendance was this second time 
requested, we found that ail lameness in the feet had passed 
away ; the chest was now the seat of disease, and the animal 
was ce holding life on such terms as made it scarcely worth 
possession . 55 She died that day. In the post mortem exami- 
nation which was made, the lungs were found to be highly 
inflamed, and the chest contained much water. Metastasis 
in this case had been both unexpected and rapid in its 
progress. 
I am, Mr. Editor, 
Yours obediently, 
A Yorkshire V. S. 
Dec. 1, 1854. 
CASE OF ABSCESS IN THE CEREBRUM OF A 
HORSE, FOLLOWING AN ATTACK OF INFLUENZA. 
By George J. Vincent, M.R.C.V.S , Redgrave. 
On October 6, 1854, I was requested to look at a bay 
riding-horse, the property of Mr. , Wortham, Suffolk. 
The groom stated that he had fed but little for a day or two 
previously to my seeing him, and he now seemed to swallow 
with difficulty, and appeared as if choked. 
On my arrival I found all the symptoms of influenza to be 
present. The coat looked dull ; the mouth was hot and dry ; 
ears and legs cold ; pulse 58 in the minute, and rather weak; 
respiration undisturbed. There was slight shivering ; a yellow 
viscid discharge from both nostrils, the parotid gland was en- 
larged and tender, and when pressed upon the animal coughed 
considerably; the faeces were hard, and passed in small 
quantities, and the urine was voided only occasionally, and 
with apparent difficulty. 
5© Aloes Barb., 5iij; 
