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DISEASED COATS OF THE STOMACH. 
red fluid (spoiled blood), which had found its way into the 
ducts by a kind of infiltration, oozed from them; or that, 
in this case, the blood, more or less altered in quality, had 
escaped in larger quantities from the capillaries, by a giving 
way of their coats, and had then found its way into the 
biliary ducts. 
Should our theory be a right one, it can readily be under¬ 
stood how haemorrhage could go on in the interior of the 
liver and the blood find its way into the intestinal canal, and 
in sufficient quantities to cause death. 
Mr. Hirst formed a correct diagnosis in as far as there 
being internal and irremediable haemorrhage, and his pro¬ 
gnosis could not therefore err. The liver being originally 
affected with passive congestion only, as I suppose, would 
not be accompanied with any marked symptoms of ill health, 
and such symptoms as did exist were consequently over¬ 
looked. On the mare, however, being made to undergo 
exertion, as was the case just before she was taken seriously 
ill, the structural change alluded to would quickly result, 
and lead to positive indications of disease, the principal one 
being an escape of blood into the intestines from the 
biliary duct. 
DISEASED COATS OF THE STOMACH OF A 
COLT. 
By D. B. Howell, M.R.C.V.S., Reading. 
Having to-day, January 6th, met with a remarkable case 
of thickening of the coats of the stomach, I have forwarded 
the same for your inspection, considering such a disease to be 
of rare occurrence. 
The subject from which the specimen was taken, was a 
two-year old cart-colt, the property of H. Bird, Esq., 
Battle Farm. 
For the first twelve months of his life he progressed as 
favorably as young horses usually do ; but shortly alter he 
became a “ yearling,” he had an attack of disease which was 
supposed to be spasmodic colic. As I did not attend the 
case, I cannot state what symptoms existed, or what treat¬ 
ment was prescribed. From this time, however, he gradually 
lost condition, and at last ate scarcely any food.. 
A few weeks ago, when attending some sick animals for 
