EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF GASTRO-CALCULUS. 
493 
Mount Pleasant, North Shields, 
July 30th, 1849. 
To the Editor of “ The Veterinarian .” 
Sir,—The subject of the following case was a beautiful light 
brown mare, fifteen hands high, fifteen years old, of the pure 
Chapman or Cleveland breed, and, strange to say, enjoyed, to all 
appearance, the best of health, as a letter I herewith send from a 
former owner, in whose possession she was for several years, wili 
prove beyond a doubt. By giving insertion to the details of the 
case in the pages of The Veterinarian, you will much oblige 
Your obedient servant, 
Thomas Bulman. 
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF GASTRO-CALCULUS, OR 
BEZOAR STONE, FOUND IN THE STOMACH 
OF A MARE, 
OF THE ENORMOUS WEIGHT OF 12 lbs. 1 OZ. AVOIRDUPOIS. 
By Thomas Bulman, VS., North Shields. 
(Taken from Case Book.) 
May 9th, 1849.— Was this morning requested to attend a mare, 
the property of Nicholas Morris, Esq., Blue House, Us worth. 
The groom informed me that he thought the case one of “ colic,” 
and that he had given one of my antispasmodic drenches. I set 
off immediately, the distance being about eight miles, and on my 
arrival I found the mare standing, apparently free from pain. I, 
however, thought it prudent to remain an hour or two to see that 
all was right, the distance I had come being considerable. I had 
not waited more than an hour when the groom came and informed 
me the mare began to shew great uneasiness; and on going into 
the stable, I found her sitting upon her right haunch, turning up 
her upper lip, neighing, and looking around her in a wild and 
indescribable manner, and occasionally turning her nose close into 
the region of the heart. I raised her up, when she shook herself, 
and seemed quite free from pain. Being, however, informed that 
the mare had not dunged during the night, 1 gave ol. lini Jx, 
jalap. §j, sulphat. magnesise §iv, oatmeal gruel one pint, and in¬ 
jections with ol. lini, &c. to the amount of four quarts; legs to be 
well rubbed and bandaged; body moderately clothed; and then to 
be left for the night. 
May KM.—On visiting my patient this morning I found her 
standing, apparently well. Her bowels were freely opened, and 
