95 
ON ENTANGLEMENT AND RUPTURE OF THE 
INTESTINES. 
By Mr. Pritchard, Wolverhampton. 
A brown cart horse, six years old, the property of Mr. \V ilson, 
Bushbury Hall, near Wolverhampton, had a severe attack of 
gripes on the morning of the 31st of March last: was bled to 81b., 
and took a gripe mixture, with enemas of salt and water occa¬ 
sionally injected. I was called in at ten o'clock in the evening, 
and found him under symptoms of enteritis. I took away 10lbs. 
of blood, administered an aperient with opium, and rubbed a sti¬ 
mulant over the belly. He appeared in great agony for about an 
hour, and then got better; and in the course of the second day 
was in apparent health. He had another fit on the fourth day, 
but it went off on taking a gripe mixture. I ordered him a mash 
diet, with hay in small quantities, and to be continued for some 
time. In three or four days he had another attack, lay down, 
tumbled and rolled for half an hour, got up and shook himself, and 
was relieved without assistance. He continued to have a fit of 
gripes about every three or four days, sometimes taking a colic 
draught, and at others getting better without medicine: in fact, these 
paroxysms of pain were so frequent, that, to use the expression of 
the groom, he got quite used to them. In this state he continued 
to go on until November, when his attacks were more alarming, 
scarce a day passing without a severe fit of gripes. He lost 
flesh, and was no longer capable of work. Every attention was 
paid to diet, and occasional doses of aperient medicine were given; 
but, notwithstanding the bowels were kept moderately open, the 
attacks of pain in the belly were the same. On the 10th of 
December I was again requested to visit him. He had been very 
ill in the night; had eaten a little mash in the morning, and drunk 
some gruel. He stood still, his eyes partially closed, looking dull, 
and regardless of what was doing around him. Pulse 40, full, but 
not hard, and was evidently suffering abdominal pain. The yard 
was drawn; and Mr. Wilson saying that he had observed him 
occasionally staling in small quantities, I examined him per 
rectum, and found, immediately on the introduction of my hand, 
the cavity of the pelvis filled by a firm but somewhat elastic body, 
which I at first apprehended was the bladder in a state of disten¬ 
tion. I accordingly produced a little irritation in the neck of the 
bladder with my hand, through the rectum, which caused a desire 
to stale. He accordingly placed himself in the common attitude, 
and voided about a pint of urine, of a natural colour and smell. 
I renewed my examination, and found the bladder quite empty 
