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out its whole substance, and the abdomen contained about four 
buckets of blood. 
Remarks .—It is with considerable diffidence that I venture 
an opinion on the cause of his first symptoms; but I cannot 
help thinking* they were occasioned by a disorganization of some 
of the bloodvessels on the surface of the liver, from which a 
considerable quantity of blood escaped, perhaps gradually : the 
peritoneal covering would, of course, admit of very considerable 
distention; and as the flow of blood was not sufficient to rup¬ 
ture the membrane, the pressure of the envelope, and the means 
adopted to determine blood to the skin, for a time checked the 
haemorrhage: the effused blood in all probability coagulated, 
and the subsequent three bleedings, to the amount of fourteen 
quarts, for a time stayed the flood. Disorganization rapidly 
going on throughout the substance of the liver and its surface, 
and the horse, during the last week he was at my stables, hav¬ 
ing made blood rapidly, as was denoted by his improved con¬ 
dition and the fulness of his pulse, fresh haemorrhage took 
place, tore away the coagulum and peritoneal envelope, giving 
free exit to effusion; and death followed in one hour and a half. 
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE 
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BEFORE A COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON THE BILL TO 
PREVENT THE SPREADING OF 
CANINE MADNESS. 
[Continued from vol. iii, p. 693.] 
Mr. William Youatt called in, and examined. 
What is your capacity?—Veterinary surgeon. 
Where do you reside?—No. 3, Nassau Street, Middlesex 
Hospital. 
Have you been much acquainted with dogs?—Yes. 
Do you practise much in the curing of dogs?—My practice 
has been rather peculiar on that point; I attend to all domestic 
animals, dogs particularly. 
For how many years have you practised it ?—Nineteen years. 
Have you seen many instances of dogs affected with hydro¬ 
phobia?—Yes.. 
Do you consider there has been any great increase in the dis¬ 
order within the last four months ? — Y es. 
