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CASE OF IRREGULAR STRANGLES. 
instances, I have seen as much as a quart voided through the action 
of medicine, completely covered or imbedded in mucus. Symptoms 
similar to rheumatism frequently occur from barley and wheat in 
the horse, and often end in disease of the joints. Mealed barley 
or wheat is likewise prone to excite similar disorders if their use 
be long continued. I can safely say, more farm horses are lost from 
bowel diseases, induced by the use of wheat and barley, than from 
similar affections arising from nearly all other causes. Aware of 
the dangerous nature of such food, I am fearful I have been induced 
to enter too much into the subject in this Essay; my earnest desire 
being to impress it on the farmer for his interest. 
[To be continued.] 
CASE OF IRREGULAR STRANGLES—LARGE ABSCESS 
PRESSING ON THE TRACHEA—DEATH. 
By Mr. W. A. Cartwright, M.R.C.V.S ., Whitchurch, Salop. 
On the 15th of November, 1848, I was called in to attend a 
three-years-old colt, the property of Mr. Thomas Whittingham, 
jun. of this town, with catarrh. He first of all had sore throat and 
cough; soon after, great discharge from the nostrils. By ad¬ 
ministering a little medicine, and by dieting and care, he got 
apparently well, and all coughing ceased. 
On the 5th December he was lent out to a surgeon to go a short 
journey, who, when he brought him home, said he was rather 
thick winded, though he had not taken him off a walk. 
8 th .—The owner this day made a chop for another horse, since 
his own seemed very well; but which he was to keep for the other 
person for a short time. 
9th .—This morning I was ordered to look at him. He is a 
little heavy about the head, and dull. Makes a noise during 
respiration, and I fancied sore throat appeared again taking place. 
I could not detect any disease of the lungs. The pulse was about 
natural. Gave a small dose of ant. potas. tart., aloes Barb., hyd. 
chlor. and blistered his throat and neck, down to his breast, which 
took good effect. 
1C )th .—On my first going to him this morning his breathing 
appeared a little increased ; but after being with him for a short 
time he became excited, and his respiration very laborious, as bad, 
indeed, as the worst broken winded horse I ever saw. On leaving 
him alone for awhile it would subside to its former frequency. Does 
