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TWO CASES OF PERITON1TES. 
Ih/ Mr. W. A. Cartwright, Whitchurch. 
To the Editor of“ The Veterinarian” 
$ IR _On reading over Mr. Percivall’s communication, in the last 
lumber of “The Veterinarian,” it very forcibly called to my 
•ecol lection a case that I sent you last year, which is very similar 
ndeed to the one he has there' recorded; and he having expressed 
i desire to be acquainted with such a case, I beg leave to lecall 
his attention again to it. I then thought it a very interesting 
me, and it proved a puzzler to several of us (some of us members 
Df the College). I have also sent you two others, and which 
lare all I ever met with of that disease. 
I am, sir, 
Your humble servant, 
Whitchurch. July 6, 1829. W. A. CARTWRIGHT. 
Case I. —Peritonites. 
ON Monday, 12th December, 1825, I saw a filly, about half a 
year old, belonging to Mr. Williams, of Grindley Brook, that had 
been running out in some clover for some time, and had had a 
good many new oats to eat. She was first perceived to be unwell 
on the 9th instant, and ate but very little on the 10th and lltli; 
but walked in and out of the shed, and lay down for a short 
time, and soon got up again. 
Symptoms.— Pulse 80, and full; stands up, and can scarcely 
be stirred; appearance dull and heavy; respiration much in¬ 
creased ; legs and ears cold, mouth hot. V.S. to Ibnj, which 
was much buffed ; and gave aloes Cape 3 drachms, Glauber’s salts 
an ounce, and ginger a drachm, in half a pint of warm water; 
and ordered bran mashes and warm water. 
13 th. Has eaten some mashes and hay: pulse 98. 
14 th. Worse: very uneasy ; gets up and lies down often, and 
every symptom is increased. Bowels well opened. 
15 th. Pulse 150, and full. Lies at full length, and paws 
with her legs and looks towards her belly. Mouth very hot; 
bowels open; does not attempt to roll on her back; eyelids 
much inflamed; eats hay and bran mashes with avidity. We 
tried to lift her up, but she could not raise her hind quarters, or 
stand on them ; but could on the fore ones. The termination of* 
the disease was evidently at no great distance; and at7 p.m. 
she died. 
Dissection.—' There was about a gallon of fluid in the abdo¬ 
men, of a brown colour. The whole of the peritoneum was 
highly inflamed, and studded over with spots of a dark blue 
