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Communications and Cases. 
RUPTURE OF THE LATERAL SINUS OF THE 
BRAIN OF A HORSE. 
By H. Lepper, M.R.C*V.S., Aylesbury. 
On the 13th of September last, I was requested to attend 
a tliree-years-old cart-mare, the property of Thomas Morris, 
Esq., of Bedgrove Farm, which is situated about two miles 
from my residence. 
I found her lying on her left side and unable to rise ; 
the nose protruded, and the head inclined backwards ; the 
pulse irregular, and about forty beats in a minute. 
I was informed by the horsekeeper that about two hours 
previous to his finding her in this state, he saw her feeding 
with the other five or six horses, her associates, and she then 
appeared to be well. 
I had her turned over, and with the assistance of several 
men got her on her legs. She walked with great difficulty a 
hundred yards, forcibly inclining to the left side, when 
the men becoming overpowered, she fell heavily to the 
ground. After being allowed to remain quiet for a little 
time, she was again raised, but with still more difficulty 
than at first, and greater assistance being given, she walked 
about half the distance she did before, when she stood still 
and again fell. 
A sledge being procured, by it she was taken to an open 
shed, and well bolstered up with straw. Six pounds of 
blood were abstracted, and a dose of purgative medicine 
administered. I then left her in charge of two men for the 
night, directing them to pay every attention, so as to prevent 
her injuring herself during the struggles, which at times 
were very violent. 
On visiting her the following morning, I found she was 
even more powerless than when I left her. The pupils were 
dilated, and the ear on the left side drooped more than 
its fellow. I was informed that in one of her violent 
struggles, about four o’clock a.m., she raised herself on 
her legs and stood for a few seconds ; consequently, I had her 
placed in a sling, hoping that she might be thus supported, 
and afterwards treated as an ordinary case of hemiplegia. 
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