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6th ,—Recovering rapidly—eats, drinks, and ruminates. Give 
plenty of gruel and infusion of linseed, and diet her with grass, 
bran, and hay. 
’Jtfi ,—Turned out in the day-time—appetite good. 
lOM.—Perfectly recovered. 
SINGUL.\R INFLAMMATION OF THE RECTUM. 
In order to fill up this paper, I will describe a singular case 
that came under my notice last year. I was requested to attend 
a heifer, the property of a grazier in this neighbourhood. When 
I saw her she was quite infuriated ; in short, bordering on mad¬ 
ness ; her eyes staring, and injected with blood—the pupils 
dilated—pulse 100. 
On minute inspection, I discovered coagulated blood on the 
tail and posterior part of the thighs. Suspecting rupture of the 
vaginal bloodvessels, I inquired whether she had taken the bull 
lately. The owner informed me that she had so three days 
before, and had been unwell ever since. 
On examination, I found the vagina healthy, and the bladder 
empty. I then examined the rectum, and there found the mischief. 
The bull had introduced his penis into the rectum instead of the 
vagina. This intestine contained a large quantity of black blood, 
which was mixed with the faeces. She died in the nig-ht. I ex- 
amined her after death, and found the bloodvessels of the brain 
gorged with blood; the rectum was like a distended bladder, and 
contained a large quantity of coagulated blood with the faeces : 
the other intestines were healthy. 
A CASE OF RUPTURED SPLEEN. 
By Mr. W. A. Cartwright, of Whitchurch. 
I SEN D you this case in consequence of seeing such a dearth of 
English communications in your last Number. I think it is 
really strange—not to use a stronger word. One would imagine 
that your table would be loaded with communications, from the 
number of veterinary surgeons scattered over every part of the 
country. 
May 26M, 1838.—On this day Mr. Hatton, of the Pauls 
Green, sent out his brown gelding, four years old, sixteen hands 
high, rather less than half-bred, in good condition and apparently 
well up to the present time, to the field, to perform his duty in 
