A CASE OF RUPTURED COLON. 
By the same. 
Nov. 9, L841. — I was sent for to Mr. Carr’s training-groom, at 
Hednesford, at ten o’clock in the morning. When I arrived Mr. 
Carr told me that they found this horse, at six o’clock, rolling 
about in his stall, and the perspiration dropping from him. He 
considered it a case of colic, and gave a dose of ol. tereb., and 
had him walked about; but, the pain not ceasing, he bled him 
and gave opii tinct. 5j. He then considered it a case of intro- 
susception, and their blacksmith, who is also a farrier, happen- 
ing to be there, considered it to be a twist of the gut. 
Symptoms . — Pulse full, about 45 per minute; ears, legs, and 
mouth, rather cold ; abdomen hard and full, especially the iliac 
regions; lying down and rolling; groaning, and looking at his 
flanks; after which he would get up and stand two or three mi- 
nutes, draw his penis, and stretch himself as though he was go- 
ing to stale ; his skin was covered with a cold clammy sweat. 
1 gave him opii pulv. 3ij in gruel, and raked and clystered 
him. I found one lump of faeces in the rectum, very hard, but 
not coated with mucus. The bladder was not full of urine, but 
gave much pain when pressed upon. 
I had him well clothed and a hood put on him, and ordered 
him to be walked out. He walked very sluggishly when he first 
went out, but more freely after he had walked about a short 
time. His skin got quite dry while he was out, and he did not 
once appear to want to lie down, although he was from the stable 
nearly an hour; when, however, he came into his box he laydown 
and looked at his flanks, but did not offer to roll. He appeared 
fatigued, and heavy and dozing. 
No fseces being evacuated, except what 1 raked from the rec- 
tum, 1 gave him some castor oil, and clystered him every hour, 
and had his abdomen well fomented. 
After this he did not appear to have any acute pain, but would 
walk round the box, hanging his head down; at other times 
resting it on the window-sill; then stretching himself out and 
drawing his penis, but seeming unable to void his urine. I 
consequently drew it off with the catheter. There were about 
three quarts, very high-coloured, and rather thicker than natural. 
He appeared somewhat easier after this. 
An hour after he had been in the stable, voiding no fseces, I 
had him walked out again. He walked very freely, not requiring 
any person to go behind him. His symptoms continued nearly 
the same until seven o’clock, no faeces coming from him, nor 
would he take any water. He was then walked once more, and 
I could, while walking by his side, hear the fluid in the abdomen. 
