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CASES OF RUPTURE OF THE LIVER, 
ing, the animal died. The groom informed me that the horse at 
all times appeared dull, and did not eat his food well. He worked 
in the carriage with the other horse, and the groom had no great 
complaint to make of him, except that he often appeared low 
and fatigued, as if the work was too much for him. He consi¬ 
dered there was difficulty in passing urine, and occasionally gave 
him a diuretic ball: the horse was in tolerably good condition. 
Post-mortem Examination . 
The lungs and the abdominal viscera were healthy, except 
the liver, which was twice the size of a natural liver, and a per¬ 
fect mass of disease. No part of it could be touched with the 
knife without a quantity of pus issuing from the wound: eight 
or ten inches of the upper surface were ruptured, which, I sup¬ 
pose, took place when the animal suddenly fell down. A quan¬ 
tity of blood had flowed into the cavity of the abdomen, to the 
amount of fourteen quarts, which of course would, in a short time, 
produce death. I should think that the liver must have been 
diseased a considerable length of time, perhaps several years. 
Part of the liver still performed its office in secreting bile. 
A COMPLICATED CASE OF INFLAMMATION. 
A fine bay horse nine years old, belonging to Mr. Janes, mer¬ 
chant, in this city, July (ith, appeared dull, off his appetite, and 
had every symptom of labouring under an attack of colic; paw¬ 
ing his litter, lying down, getting up again frequently, and occa¬ 
sionally looking at his flanks. I was at the time attending ano¬ 
ther horse in the stable for lameness, when my attention was 
called to him at the request of Mr. Janes. The pulse was 45, 
and hard. I gave him a drink of gripe medicine, which relieved 
him, but there was at the time much difficulty in swallowing it. 
1 bled to the amount of five quarts, and the blood drawn was 
dark and unhealthy, showing organic disease of the lungs: the 
animal soon after hung his head; the respiration was laborious, 
but there was no increase of pulse. I was satisfied, likewise, the 
horse had constipation of the bowels as well as other unfavour¬ 
able symptoms ; and gave a physic ball, with directions to have 
bran mashes and chilled water to drink. At seven in the evening 
the patient was in the same state ; the pulse 50 ; extremities and 
surface of the body warm and comfortable. 
7th .—Bowels not acting, the symptoms remaining the same, 
and there being no increase of pulse, I inserted a rowel in 
the abdomen, and commenced administering injections. In the 
evening the horse appeared more cheerful, ate a little green meat, 
and in the night lay down. 
