A SINGULAR CASK OF ABSCESS IN A HORSE. 
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Case III. June 29. — A bay mare, four years old, the pro- 
perty of a tradesman in this town, had an attack of oedema 
of the fore extremities, neck and head, which were frightfully 
distended. The animal had had strangles. The blacksmith who 
attended was frightened, and ran out of the stable saying “ She 
is dead! she is dead!!” 
I was requested to see the mare. I found her in great agony, 
breathing laborious — the Schneiderian membrane intensely red — 
and much shifting of position. In order to prevent suffocation, I 
performed the operation of tracheotomy. Two quarts of blood 
were taken away, and continual fomentations applied. 
30th . — Not so much swelling in the near fore leg — bowels 
moderately opened : the animal contrives to suck up some good 
thick gruel, with small doses of fever medicine. The black- 
smith saw the mare with the tube in the trachea, and exclaimed, 
“ The man whoever put that in must be mad : what good 
was it V 9 
She rapidly improved under the influence of tonic medicines, 
and, on the 10th of July, was turned out to grass. 
A SINGULAR CASE OF ABSCESS IN A HORSE. 
By Mr. J. Horsburgh, V.S., Dalkeith . 
A strong grey horse, in bad condition, was taken ill on the 
19th of October, and, after the ordinary treatment by bleeding, 
blistering, antimonials, &c., the case terminated in acute founder, 
for which cold applications to the feet were used, and with con- 
siderable benefit. 
On my first being summoned, I examined the case, and dis- 
covered a considerable protrusion of the anus, with difficulty of 
voiding the faeces. The latter was effected in very small quan- 
tities, and the difficulty of voiding it increased throughout the 
disease. Clysters were repeatedly administered, but the case did 
not appear to require any active purgative. 
In about fourteen days the pneumonic symptoms had subsided, 
but he was suffering from founder and refusing his food. I now r 
administered a mild purgative, which operated, but produced no 
good effect. I lost sight of him until the 12th of November, 
when I was sent for in haste, the horse, as they thought, being 
dying. I found him in a great deal of pain. The sphincter ani 
was much protruded, and the animal was straining violently. 
With great difficulty, and, hence, with much pain to the animal, 
