RUPTURED HEART OF A HORSE. 
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a case of enteritis, accompanied with obstinate constipation of 
the bowels, in which the horse vomited, and died without 
any rupture existing. 
CASE OF RUPTURED HEART OF A HORSE. 
By D. E. James, M.R.C.V.S., Haverfordwest. 
Dear Sir,—I have forwarded you the kidneys, spleen, 
and heart of a horse; the last-named organ having a rupture 
in the muscular structure of the right ventricle. The history 
of the case I will append. 
I am, dear sir, 
Your obedient servant. 
Assistant-Professor Varnell. 
April 2d, I860, 9 a.m.—I was hastily summoned to see a 
bay carriage-horse, five years old, the property of 
I. R. Powell, Esq., of this town, which was said to be suffer¬ 
ing from inflammation. On my arrival I found my patient 
manifesting great uneasiness by pawing, looking back at his 
flanks, and making attempts to roll. Pulse 38, and weak ; 
visible mucous membranes natural; mouth moist and cool; 
respiration normal; extremities warm; the bowels consti¬ 
pated. 
On inquiring into the history of the case, I was told 
that he had not eaten his food that morning, nor the day 
before, as usual, and that the hay was very coarse and of 
very inferior quality; and further, that he had had but very 
little exercise. Hearing this, I expressed my opinion to the 
owner, who was standing by at the time, that it was a case 
of spasmodic colic, arising from indigestion, caused by the 
coarse food and want of exercise. I prescribed the following— 
R Sp. Ammon, co., 
Sp. jRther. Nit., 
Tinct. Opii, aa ; 
01. Lini, 3xvj. M. ft. haustus. 
This gave immediate relief. I ordered clysters to be thrown 
up every hour; all the hay to be removed from him ; a little 
mash to be offered, and requested, the man to call me if the 
animal should be in pain before I could see him again. 
12 o'clock.—My patient has been free from pain, has uri- 
