THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
V'OL. XXII, 
No. 255. 
MARCH 1849. 
Third Series, 
No. 15. 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PATHOLOGY AND PRACTICE OF 
VETERINARY MEDICINE. 
By W. HAYCOCK, Veterinary Surgeon, 
(Member of the Veterinary College, Edinburgh) 
King Street , Huddersfield. 
Second Contribution. 
Congestion of the Lungs , tyc. 
Case 1. 
April 3d, 1843.—Was requested to attend upon a horse be¬ 
longing to Messrs. J. S. and Brothers, farmers, &c. 
History, fyc. —The animal is of a bay colour; of the light 
draught breed; is now six years of age ; stands fifteen hands two 
inches and a half high ; has been the property of the present 
owners about eighteen months, and during that period he has 
been occasionally subject to severe attacks of colic; the owners 
have never considered him a strong constitutioned animal ; he 
would perform his work well and cheerfully, but if exerted beyond 
a moderate degree, he failed in his appetite, and required a day or 
two to recruit his energies. Yesterday was one of his extra 
days, and last night he refused his food ; but beyond this, nothing 
more was remarked ; and it being a matter of common occurrence, 
no further notice was taken at that time : this morning, however, 
one of the men employed at the farm went into the stable and 
found the horse exhibiting symptoms of serious illness, and I was 
soon after requested to attend. 
Present Symptoms, Treatment, fyc. —When I arrived, the ani¬ 
mal was standing in the stable, and from the appearance of the 
wall, the ground, the wood work of the stall, and the hind legs of 
the horse, he must have been severely purged during the night; 
for large quantities of thin fecal matter were scattered about. The 
place being somewhat dark, I had the animal brought out for better 
inspection, which was done with some little difficulty. The respira¬ 
tions were sixteen per minute, deep and heaving in their cha¬ 
racter ; the pulse could not be detected at the jaw; the nostrils 
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