580 STRICTURE OF TFIE RECTUM IN A ]MARE. 
[There are very few instances on record of fecundity like this. 
Two at least of the calves out of the four have generally been 
lost, and, oftentimes, the mother. The most extraordinary history 
of fecundity is contained in “ Le Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences.” 
“ A cow, belonging to M. Gervais, a French agriculturist, pro¬ 
duced nine calves at three successive births, viz. four at the first, 
all healthy females, in 1817 ; three at the second, of which two 
were females, in 1818; and two females in 1819. All these 
calves, except two of the first growth, were nursed by the 
mother, and, when grown up, produced only one calf as usual.”— 
A CASE OF STRICTURE OF THE RECJUM IN A 
MARE. 
By ' Mr. James Rogerson, V.S. Kirkham. 
[Obtained through the kindness of Mr. Morton.] 
As I was passing through Ballam on the 10th of December, 
1838, I was stopped by a farmer, who wished me to look at a filly, 
two years old, that had the gripes. Her pulse 60, and strong—she 
was constantly looking at her fianks, first on her right side and 
then on her left, and was constantly pawing with her fore feet. 
Occasionally she would lie down and roll, but her favourite pos¬ 
ture was on her back. The udder was a little swollen, and tender. 
On examining her per rectum, I found the fseces hard and dry. 
I abstracted 12 lbs. of blood, and gave her a solution of aloes 
with oi], and ordered fomentations to be applied to the udder and 
belly. 
12^A.—She was much better, but the swelling of the udder had 
increased, and that gland was exceedingly tender. I gave her two 
drachms of aloes, and left two more to be given in solution if her 
bowels were not acted upon. I also embrocated the udder with 
some diluted camphorated oil. 
I3//i.—Considerably better. 
14^/i.—Symptoms the same as on the first day, except that the 
bowels were no longer confined. The swelling had enlarged. It 
extended to the navel, and was very hard.* I abstracted 6 lbs. of 
blood from her, being all that she could bear, and applied a liquid 
blister to the udder. 
Y6th .—She is better. The blister having but slightly acted, I 
repeated it, and gave her a solution of aloes with oil, her bowels 
being a little more confined than I could wish. 
16/4 to Jan. 4/4. — She continued in a satisfactory state during 
