684 PARALYSIS OF THE RECTUM IN A MARK. 
not having a catheter, into the bladder, but by means of which I 
could not evacuate any water. 
This treatment was continued with little variation until the 9th 
of March, the pulse ranging from 38 to 46. A large oedematous 
swelling now made its appearance, extending over the chest and 
abdomen. I scarified it, and gave her a tonic ball daily to the 
13th, consisting of gentian root with caraway and gentian powder. 
The swelling disappeared under the influence of the scarification 
and the tonic medicine. The appetite also returned, but there 
was a reeling gait, referrible to the hind quarters. 
She remained in this state until the morning of the 16th, when 
she suddenly died. She had fed well, and been in tolerable spi- 
rits on the previous day, but the paralysis had not been in the 
slightest degree removed. 
Post-mortem examination on the same day. — The viscera of the 
thorax were healthy, as were those of the abdomen, with the ex- 
ception of the mesentery and the under surface of the colon, which 
were much injected. The kidneys presented a slight blush of in- 
flammation. The coats of the bladder were much thickened, and 
the mucous coat bore marks of the most intense inflammation. It 
was completely black and empty. I regret that the spinal canal 
was not examined. 
[This was essentially a case of inflammation of the bladder. The 
earliest symptom was, “ that she could not stale properly and 
the most striking lesion after death was thickening of the pa- 
rietes of the bladder, and the black hue of its mucous coat. 
That this, from proximity of situation, should interfere with the 
functions of the rectum, can be easily imagined. The bladder 
will very rarely be affected by the disease of any portion of the 
contents of the abdomen, except the urinary passages ; but many 
an organ will sympathize with morbid affections of this viscus. 
—Edit.] 
THE VETERINARIAN, OCTOBER 1, 1839. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. — Cicero. 
A CIRCUMSTANCE of some interest to the veterinary profession 
has taken place since the publication of the last number of our 
Journal, — the removal of the office of Principal Veterinary Surgeon 
from the head Professor of the Royal Veterinary College, and the 
