REMARKS ON A CASE OF ENTERITIS IN A MARE. 193 
On Saturday, February 19th, 1842, I was requested to attend 
a mare, said to be seriously ill, belonging to Mr. Rimmer, farmer, 
of West Derby. When I arrived, about one o’clock, p.m., I 
found the animal apparently in great pain, trembling, and breath- 
ing short and quick, with a pulse much accelerated and weak. 
Upon inquiry into the history of the case, I was informed that, 
during the afternoon of the preceding day, the mare being sud- 
denly attacked, and had began to kick and roll about in her stall. 
From the supposition that she was affected with gripes, the owner, 
of his own accord, had administered an antispasmodic draught, 
from which great relief was obtained. The most urgent symp- 
toms having then disappeared, she commenced feeding, and 
shortly afterwards appeared to be perfectly convalescent. 
In this state she continued until the following morning, when 
the symptoms already described again appeared. Another anti- 
spasmodic dose was consequently given, and the abstraction of 
blood effected to the amount of six or eight quarts. After these 
means had been adopted, the violent symptoms — rolling, &c. — 
subsided, and, from what I could learn, she became much easier; 
but, nevertheless, it was obvious that she was at this time suffer- 
ing intense pain. 
I requested that she should be taken out of the stable across 
the farm-yard, and there placed in a kind of loose box which I 
had selected for her. She appeared somewhat reluctant to move, 
and used her hind legs in a straggling manner: this, however, I 
attributed to a frequent desire to stand still in order that she 
might be better enabled to void her feces, the discharge of which 
she frequently attempted, but without success. These efforts 
seemed to increase her pain, and aggravated all the symptoms. 
I was now told that she had only dunged once since the day be- 
fore, and that the excrements which were voided on this occasion, 
and which were shewn to me, were small in quantity, hard, and 
covered with inspissated mucus. 
From the history of the case and nature of the prevailing symp- 
toms, I felt myself justified in concluding that the bowels were 
the seat of the disease, and that in this case the obstinate consti- 
pation which evinced itself was a cause rather than a consequence 
of the existing inflammation. The treatment I adopted consisted 
of oleaginous purgatives, combined with a sedative and the solu- 
tion of aloes. In order to assist the operation of these medicines, 
enemata were ordered every two hours until the bowels were freely 
acted upon. I also desired that the warmth of the surface of the 
body generally should be maintained by means of whisping, hand- 
rubbing, clothing, &c., and that little food should be given, pro- 
vided she felt disposed to feed. Should the symptoms, however. 
