74 PERITONEAL AND VISCERAL DISEASE. 
the owner wished me to give her a further trial, remarking, “she 
had had many a had bout, and this might not be the last.” 
So I left her in the manner stated. Sent her afterwards some 
medicine compounded for the purpose as well as my judgment 
would admit, not believing in the least it would be of any avail; 
and very soon my belief was verified, since, upon raising the 
mare’s head to administer the medicine, she staggered back, fell, 
and died without a struggle. Next day the owner had the 
kindness to send for me to make a post-mortem ; but, from the 
high state of decomposition the bowels and other viscera had 
run into, it was not without the greatest offence to the olfacto¬ 
ries that I could maintain a position to enable me to give the 
following imperfect account. 
On cutting open the abdomen, a large quantity of water 
escaped, amounting to several quarts; and on proceeding further, 
the most extensive disease was seen to have taken place both in 
the mesentery and bowels, they being black, rotten, and easily 
torn. Beginning at the rectum, and passing on, perhaps, to 
where my hand had reached, there was found a tumour the size 
of a large orange, growing around the bowel. As to its nature, 
whether scirrhous or cartilaginous, I do not mean to give an 
opinion ; but its interior contained a dirty yellow looking matter, 
appearing to come from what 1 took to be small ulcers or abscesses: 
in cutting it through it grated under the knife. A little further 
on was another tumour, similar in appearance, but larger. The 
caliber of the bowel at these places, as well as the space included 
betwixt them, was much straitened. I did not attempt their 
removal, the effluvia being so strong that it was any thing but 
agreeable to make the examination. On pursuing the course of 
the alimentary canal throughout, nothing further was observed 
worthy of notice. The uterus appeared in its normal state. 
But, in my hurry I unfortunately forgot the bladder. I next 
proceeded to examine the kidneys. Having removed the left 
kidney first, it was soon seen to be morbidly affected, and at¬ 
tached to its posterior end was a bladder or cyst (if so I mav 
call it), upon opening which there escaped nearly half a pint of 
thin pale straw-coloured fluid ; but, suffering as I was at the 
time from the effects of the disagreeable stench, I am not able 
to say whether it emitted any peculiar odour or not. The whole 
gland shewed a high degree of inflammation. 
The right kidney, when removed, appeared free from disease, 
but small. The lungs were highly congested, full of black 
blood, and easily torn. The heart had suffered also, was larger 
than usual, and contained much dark-coloured blood. The liver 
and spleen appeared normal. 
The only remark I have to make is simply this. At the 
