A CASE OF ILEUS IN A MARE. 639 
gave five drachms of Cape aloes, and ordered the stifle and hip 
to be well fomented, and that he should be kept quiet. 
There was very little alteration on the next morning when he was 
first seen. At ten I saw him, and there was then very little improve¬ 
ment; but still in some of his movements there was an evident 
change, in a trifling degree, for the better, as he could move about in 
certain positions for a step or two sideways, though he still dragged 
the limb after him. I could detect no extra heat about any part, 
and he had feeling in the limb, as I ascertained by introducing a 
pin in front, just below the stifle. The fomentations were con¬ 
tinued until about the middle of the day, when he was disco¬ 
vered to be as well as ever, excepting there was a little stiffness 
on moving about, and which left him in the course of a day or 
two. 
August 26thf 1837.—This pony had a similar attack, in the 
same leg I think, but got well in the course of a day or so, after 
having been bled and physicked. 
A case like it I sent you some years ago, and which may be 
found in vol. 1 of The Veterinarian. 
[We have reserved a more lengthened and exceedingly valuable 
communication from Mr. Cartwright for the first number in 
the ensuing year.—Y.] 
A CASE OF ILEUS IN A MARE. 
Copj/ of a Letter from Dr. Henderson to Professor Dick. 
Corstorphiue, 20th Oct. 1838. 
Dear Sir,— This case was attended by Mr. Cuningharn, of 
Slateford ; and as the mare belonged to a neighbour, in whom I 
took some interest, I frequently saw her, and, from the total ab¬ 
sence of pain exhibited by the animal, was a little puzzled con¬ 
cerning the nature of her disease. I attended the dissection, 
and drew up the report immediately after. This disease, Mr. 
Cuningharn says, is unknown among horses ; therefore I thought 
it might be interesting to you. 
I am, dear Sir, your^s sincerely, 
n. Henderson. 
Ileus fatal in a mare; eight days^ illness, without any promi¬ 
nent symptom except constipation and sickness. Pulse 80; 
latterly 90. 
Dissection, fourteen hours (fter death. —Abdomen contained a 
great quantity of water, in which floated numerous loose flakes of 
