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streaked internally, of different shades, from a slight redness to 
deep purple : no discolouration of fat, skin, or membranes, as in 
jaundice. 
CASE II. 
Inflammation of the Mucous Membrane of the Intestines 
of an Ox. 
Nov. 9th, 1831.—I was called in to a three-year old bullock ; 
that was observed to purge and look thin the day before, but 
was not taken fro^ii pasture till night. He did not appear to 
suffer any pain or difficulty in breathing; the pulse was very 
quick ; the mouth was moist: he was generally warm ; no dis¬ 
colouration of the conjunctival membrane ; he would not eat 
any thing: the dung was very loose, of its natural colour, and 
with it was discharged a great deal of mucus. 
10//?.—Heard that he continued much the same. 
- 11//?.— Continued without any material alteration, but dis¬ 
charges mucus in large quantities, very offensive, and without 
any dung. 
12//?.—Still the same; the discharge not so much, but con¬ 
sisting of mucus only : has been observed to stale a small quan¬ 
tity, and the urine was of a pale colour. 
13//?.—Discharges more from the bowels ; seems more lively. 
14/^.—Died. 
Of the treatment of this case I shall only say, that he was 
bled, although not to the extent directed; that he had purging 
medicine, blistering ointment applied to the abdomen, linseed 
gruel, &c. 
On examination, on the 15th, I found the lungs gorged with 
blood ; heart and pericardium much discoloured, particularly the 
latter; the liver small, of a pale yellow colour, and very tender ; 
the gall-bladder full of thick bile; the spleen small, and more 
pale than common; the kidneys in_ a state of disorganization 
externally, and the membranes quite destroyed ; the paunch full, 
as was also the third stomach ; the contents of the latter dry ; the 
veins distended, causing discolouration ; the bowels discoloured 
externally; the mucous membrane in parts disorganized (not 
ulcerated); in other parts thickened and streaked with red, par¬ 
ticularly the rectum : no discolouration of the white parts. This 
patient was quite fat internally. 1 have said, call these cases 
what you like ; and perhaps the less I say farther about them, 
the better ; therefore I will proceed in the filling up of my paper 
with two cases of abdominal disease in horses. 
