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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PATHOLOGY AND PRACTICE OF 
VETERINARY MEDICINE. 
By W. HAYCOCK, Veterinary Surgeon, 
(Member of the Veterinary College, Edinburgh) 
King-street, Huddersfield. 
Fourth Contribution. 
Phlebitis. 
Tuesday, Feb. \3th, 1849.— Was requested by Mr. Broadbent, 
of Longwood, near Huddersfield, to attend upon a black colt. 
History, 8$c. —The animal is of slender formation; is rising five 
years old; stands fourteen hands two inches high; has been in the 
hands of Mr. Broadbent about two years, during which period he 
has done but very little labour, and the labour to which he has 
been occasionally subject is that of carrying a person a few miles 
about home. He has always been a very quiet animal, spiritless, 
and easily fatigued. During the latter part of September, and a 
portion of October 1848, the colt in question was affected some¬ 
what severely with strangles; a large tumour was formed in the 
submaxillary space, which I understood was very tedious in ripen¬ 
ing ; that, in the end, it burst, and discharged a laudable quantity 
of pus; that, during the existence of the disease, the animal was 
greatly reduced in condition, and from that time to the present (a 
period of about four months) he has never done well in any re¬ 
spect—a something, to use the owner’s expression—“ has appeared 
to hang about him detrimental to his well-doing.” He has coughed 
a great deal at times; perspired upon almost the least exertion; 
and his appetite has remained very fastidious. Eight days ago 
he became worse, and a farrier was called to attend upon him ; 
the precise symptoms which were at that time manifested I cannot 
learn; it appears, however, from what I am able to gather, that 
the animal was affected with severe diarrhoea; that the farrier 
gave medicine which had the effect of increasing it; and, in order 
to allay the irritation produced, he abstracted blood to the amount 
of three quarts. On Saturday last he visited his patient, and told 
the man in attendance that he was all but well; although at the 
time he was eating little, and evinced great debility if moved from 
the stall. On Sunday, the day following, the animal was observed 
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