486 INJURY OF THE TAIL AND RECTUM BY A HARROW. 
li ved to the age of twenty-six, and died of “ a violent cholic,” on 
the 27th of February, 1789, at 7 o’clock, P. M.; and that, after a 
very minute post-mortem examination, St. Bel came to the conclu- 
sion that his death was owing to disease of the kidneys, combined 
with “ violent inflammation of the bowels and found that his 
heart weighed fourteen pounds. 
A CASE OF INJURY OF THE TAIL AND RECTUM 
BY A HARROW. 
By Mr. W. A. Cartwright, V.S., Whitchurch, Salop. 
On the 9th December, 1842, a team of horses was harrowing, 
and, when turning round at one end of the field, the harrow was 
suddenly lifted up, and fell against the last horse’s haunches, 
the animal giving way towards them, and falling with his hind 
quarters on them. One of the tangs ran into and through the 
root of the tail towards the rectum, and three others into the 
thighs. I bled him, and gave some aperient medicine, and 
ordered fomentations. 
12/7/. — In consequence of the owner saying he would let me 
know how the horse went on, and other circumstances that 
clearly shewed that he did not wish my daily attendance, and 
also from a neighbour of his being on the spot and over-wise in the 
horse-doctoring line, and belonging to a class that are really pests 
to a district, I did not see the animal again until this day, when 
I found that there was a great deal of inflammation and swelling 
about the anus, and a difficulty in expelling the faeces. I raked 
him, and drew out a considerable quantity of dung, gave some oil 
in a drench, and ordered injections of oil, &c. 
13///. — No better: treatment as before. 
14///. — The swelling is much increased about the anus, and the 
discharge from the wounds is unhealthy and smells offensively. 
He eats scarcely any thing. The pulse is small and feeble, and 
the bowels not opened. I was obliged to rake him again, and 
drew out a good deal more dung. I then gave aloes 3 iv, and 
ammon. sesqui. carb. 3*j> opii 3$s, zingib. 3*j> and ordered 3j of 
ammon. sesqui. carb., and zingib. 3j 1 repeating it every three 
hours, and continuing the injections. His respiration is now 
materially increased. He does not express pain except when he 
is straining to void his dung. Never lies down. 
Towards seven, p.m., he became uneasy and fell down. He 
continued to struggle until about eight, when he died. 
Examination . — The wounds in his thighs had not injured any 
