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enema and ball were repeated. Two hours after, on my attendance 
at the stables, I found death had put an end to the poor creature’s 
sufferings. 
Post Moj'tem Examination. 
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On opening the belly, and tracing the intestinal canal from the 
anus, I found that the shaft had produced some excoriation of the 
peritoneal surfaces, previous to its entering the rectum, into which 
it had passed about ten or twelve inches. At this part the force 
of the carriage had driven the shaft through the gut, whence if 
had been continued alongside of the canal for a short space, and 
then a second time had forced its way through the intestine; 
making thereby two dreadful lacerations. 
The mucous surface of the intestine was in a high state of vas¬ 
cularity, which appearance pervaded parts both of the csecum and 
colon. Considerable effusion of lymph and coagulated blood ad¬ 
hered about the lacerated parts, and incipient union of some parts 
had taken place. On examining the bladder no urine was found ; 
but the blood-vessels seemed to be somewhat increased in their 
diameter and number. The only remarkable appearance to me 
was its contents, of about three ounces of a perfectly white thick 
fluid, more of the colour and consistency of cream than any thing 
else. A large proportion of the clysters injected had escaped into 
the abdominal cavity, through the intestinal lacerations. The 
near lung was redder than natural. 
THE VETERINARIAN, NOV. 1 , 1828 . 
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accomplished by a gradual accumulation of important facts ; thus 
giving us a more extended knowledge of our profession, and 
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