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IN THE OX AND THE HORSE. 
CASE in. 
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Old Pony Mare, 
May 1832, 9 a. m. —I was called in to an aged pony- 
mare, that was Ibund in her pasture, the evening* before, rolling 
about and turning on her back, as though affected with spasm of 
the bowels, but which went off in the course of the night, with¬ 
out any thing being done for her. I found her standing quite 
listless ; the pulse not to be counted at the heart, where only it 
was to be felt: she was discharging dung, very loose, offensive, 
and made nearly black by admixture with blood, containing also 
vast numbers of very minute worms, which I occasionally meet 
with (though I have not read of them in our books), distin¬ 
guished from other kinds by their movements. I gave no hope 
of recovery, but, as she was a great favourite, a wish was expressed 
that some means should be tried ; I therefore directed that she 
should be very warmly clothed, that oil of turpentine should be 
applied all over the abdomen, and over that a fresh sheepskin; 
and that a mild dose of physic should be given, and gruel. 
On the next morning she died, without any return of pain. 
On examination soon after I found the luno-s somewhat dis- 
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eased ; the liver exhibited marks of former disease ; the bowels, 
particularly the larger ones, were very much thickened, and black 
from congestion and inflammation. The contents were of the 
same nature as what was discharged yesterday, with an uncom¬ 
mon'quantity of the worms. I have met with many cases 
which, after death, shew^ed the same affection of the bowels, but 
never before the discharge of blood, and they have always died 
in a few hours, mostly in three or four; but the discharge of 
blood caused this exception probably, and which supposition is 
strengthened by the following case. 
CASE IV. 
Old Mare. 
July 7th, 1832.—A cart mare (aged), in good condition, was 
attacked on a journey (after travelling ten miles, to all appear¬ 
ance well), with symptoms of gripes, and was brought on with 
the other horses four miles. She was with difficulty kept on her 
legs while I attempted the counting of her pulse, which was 
scarcely perceptible. I opened a vein, and applied a ligature, 
but by the time I had taken three pounds of blood she began to 
reel ; I therefore loosened the string, and had her taken into 
