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CASE OF LITHOTOMY IN THE HORSE. 
3 p.m. —Pulse accelerated, 48, full and hard. He was bled 
to four quarts. He passed his urine principally by the urethra, 
which I apprehend was in consequence of the wound being in a 
state of collapse. Diet, bran and linseed mashes, very little 
hay, and chilled water to drink. A groom sat up with him at 
night, and he was tied with a halter with two shanks at right 
and left angles, to prevent his rubbing and irritating the wound, 
by turning half round in the loose box, which he could have done 
without this precaution. 
April 2d. —Pulse 42, full and soft; evacuates his urine (which 
is tinged with blood) partly by the wound and partly by the 
urethra; appetite good; bowels regular: no medicine necessary. 
He was loose in the box during the day, and a person again sat 
up with him at night; and he was tied as before. 
3d. —Pulse 36, full and soft, bowels regular : suppuration 
establishing itself from the wound. I saw him evacuate his urine, 
which was principally with a gush from the wound, and it was 
tinged with blood ; a portion of it w as also passed by the urethra. 
He was loose in the box during the day; he has not yet lain 
down : was sat up with at night. 
4th .—Pulse 36, full and soft; appetite good, bowels regular, 
healthy suppuration from the wound'; evacuates his urine princi¬ 
pally by the wound, but not tinged with blood: he appears 
cheerful, and there is no particular stiffness in his movements 
about the loose box. I have not found it necessary to give any 
opening medicine or clysters. 
5 th. —Pulse regular, appetite good. I had the parts surround¬ 
ing the wound frequently bathed with tepid water, and sweet oil 
applied below 7 , to prevent the suppurative and urinal discharge 
from excoriating. He lay down at night. 
6th. —He had an inflammatory swelling on the left of the os 
sacrum and above the ischium, which was frequently fomented 
with warm water : all other symptoms favourable. 
7th .—The swelling subsiding ; evacuates his urine partly 
through the wound and partly by the urethra. 
8th. —The swelling nearly dispersed and a similar one shewing 
itself on the right of the sacrum, which was frequently fomented. 
As there w 7 ere not any symptoms of constitutional irritation, no 
medicine was given. 
9 th. —The left tumour dispersed, the right nearly so. I imagine 
they must have arisen from local irritation alone, the constitution 
not sympathizing. 
10M.—All symptoms favourable ; the wound granulating, and 
appears to be healed by the side of the rectum, where two sutures 
had been applied : evacuates his urine principally by the urethra. 
