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A SUCCESSFUL CASE OF PHRENITIS. 
ally rot away. At night she died. The next day I examined 
her. 
Examination . — The foetus was a very large one. It was in a highly 
emphysematous state, and probably had been dead a day or two. 
The fore legs were doubled up at the knees, and lay against the 
sides of the shoulders, in their natural situation. I am inclined 
to think the great cause, in the present case, of our being unable 
to extract the foetus, was its unusual size, but the knees proba- 
bly may have pressed against the pelvis. In these cases, as in 
the sow, but little assistance can be rendered on account of the 
want of room, unless it is by the Caesarean operation. 
P.S. — It being my intention to compile a work on this subject, 
I shall feel particularly obliged by any of your readers furnishing 
me by letter, or through the medium of The Veterinarian, 
with any particular case or cases on this very interesting, practi- 
cal, and neglected subject, and which shall be duly acknowledged. 
Every veterinary surgeon must see the want of such a work of re- 
ference, as what is really known is scattered throughout the now 
numerous volumes of The V eterin arian and a few other works. 
A SUCCESSFUL CASE OF PHRENITIS. 
By Mr. R. Fentress, V.S., Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 
The subject was a strong brown horse, seven years old, be- 
longing to Messrs. Walker and Winship, of Percy-street Iron 
W orks. 
The history and symptoms of the case were as follow : — He re- 
fused his food on Tuesday the 28th of the last month, and ap- 
peared dull and stiff in his movements. He had some difficulty 
in swallowing either food or water, and his bowels were slightly 
irregular, but not so much so as to excite any alarm. 
A farrier attended him during the first four days, and in that 
time he was only bled once. Injections were frequently given ; 
a blister was applied to his throat, and steam bags to his nose ; 
but no opening medicine had been administered to him at any 
time, the farrier thinking the case to be merely of a catarrhal 
nature. 
The nose bags excited the patient so much, that they were dis- 
continued. 
Friday (1st inst.) he had a severe paroxysm, which lasted 
about fifteen minutes, after which he became calm. When he 
