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A CASE OF OBSCURE DISEASE IN A HORSE. 
By Mr. W. Mogford, F. *$., Guernsey. 
Dear Sir, — Will you allow me to consult you upon anew 
and extraordinary case to me? The nearest resemblance to any 
thing described like it, is “ gastro enteritis,” mentioned in the 
second volume of Mr. Percivall’s Hippo-Pathology. I will first 
describe the horse, and his history. 
He is an island animal, got by Orator, the grandson of Mr. 
Mellish’s Sancho ; his dam, by a thorough-bred colt by Gohanna. 
He is a little-big horse, of most perfect symmetry, and rising 
eleven. While in the possession of his late owner, General Ross, 
he was severely attacked with diabetes ; and two other horses, the 
property of the same gentleman, died of the same complaint. 
After the General’s leaving the island he was purchased by a Mr. 
Butie, who is still his owner. In his possession he has done 
some hard work, both on the road and turf, and, in ail superficial 
appearance, has been, for the last five years, in good health. In 
the year 1840, at the time of the races (July), he slept at a 
stable in which a quantity of dogs constantly were kept, and he 
was severely attacked by an insect called commonly “ the tick.” 
After the removal of the insects, numerous round red rings, or 
spots, remained, that looked very much as if they were occa- 
sioned by the disease called scarlatina. I was not, however, 
called in professionally; but his master, acting for himself, sub- 
tracted a small quantity of blood, and used cooling medicine, with 
green meat for food. The animal was thus restored to a comely 
appearance in his owner’s opinion, but I confess not in mine, for 
there was too much of a yellow tinge about him. 
In September he was turned out to grass, and came up in 
miserable plight, having a coat as long as a goat. I was soon 
afterwards sent for, he being off his food. 1 found, as I con- 
ceived, a torpor of the liver, with general functional derange- 
ment. 
I had him taken to my stable, and put him under a course 
of mercurial and alterative medicines : he was also largely 
bled. 
In the course of a month he got into tolerable condition, and 
was, after that, put in training, and won two races. He was 
soon afterwards again off his feed, and I was sent for ; but, not 
being in the island, Mr. Hodges was called in, who recommended 
beans and vetches to be given. He then went to the Jersey races 
and won a race, and was brought back, all to pieces, and with a 
bad cough. 
