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FATAL CASE OF PJLEURO-FNEUMONY. 
as to no longer carry on the functions of the organic structures 
efficiently for the purposes of life, that internal convulsion may 
overcome the resistance of the cardiac orifice, much in the same 
way as those contractions to the sphincter of the bladder : and 
thus ejection of aliment from the stomach, through the nostrils or 
mouth, or both, or into the trachea, take place.” Again, page 
349, “ but I never saw a horse fairly vomit the contents of his 
stomach.” 
From these passages I imagine that Mr. P. thinks horses never 
do really vomit, excepting ‘‘.under states of dying collapse.” 
That this case does not come under that head is proved by the 
animaTs speedy recovery. A casual eructation will not account 
for the expulsion of so large a quantity of fluid per nasum, 
amounting to at least two buckets full. 
FATAL CASE OF PLEURO-PNEUMONY, WITH EX- 
TENSIVE EFFUSION INTO THE PLEURAL 
CAVITIES. 
By Mr. James Igoe, F.S., Dublin. 
The subject of the following case, a very valuable mare, the 
property of a Mr. S. became indisposed about eight or ten days 
previous to the period she had been placed under my treatment. 
At that time it was found necessary to abstract blood from her, 
and administer some febrifuge medicine, in consequence of a slight 
pulmonary attack she then laboured under. She had afterwards 
(as I understood) been turned out to work, but her owner not find- 
ing any mitigation of the symptoms about to take place, on the 
contrary, a marked aggravation of them taking place, he thought 
it at once advisable to have her sent to a veterinary surgeon. 
The animal was admitted into my infirmary, and, on exami- 
nation, was found to be labouring under the following distressing 
symptoms : — Accelerated respiration, and of a very laborious cha- 
racter as marked by excessive heaving at the flanks and dilata- 
tion of the nostrils; pulse quick, and of a wiry character; an 
occasional cough, which apparently produced much distress ; 
head in a pendulous condition between the fore-legs ; surface of 
the body hot and dry; coldness of the extremities; total disin- 
clination to move about the stable, and an unsteady motion of 
the limbs when induced to do so ; bowels in a constipated state ; 
urine high-coloured and scanty ; pressure over the sides of the 
