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DEATH OF A MARE FROM INTESTINAL CALCULI, 
By Mr. W. A. Cartwright, M.R.C.V.S., Whitchurch, Salop. 
ABOUT eleven o’clock in the morning, 24th June, 1846, I 
was called in to attend a nearly thorough-bred mare, in high 
condition, the property of R. P. Jones, Esq., solicitor, of this 
town, labouring under, as it was supposed, an attack of spas¬ 
modic colic. I saw her soon after, and gave her an antispas- 
modic mixture. In an hour after she was no better; still con¬ 
tinued in violent pain. I now took four or five quarts of blood 
from her, which relieved her; and gave a dose of purgative 
medicine, and administered enemas. In the course of the af¬ 
ternoon she got perfectly easy, and the next day was all 
right again. 
This was the first attack she was ever known to have in the 
owner’s possession, or whilst in the possession of our rector, 
from whom he purchased her, extending altogether over a 
period of three or four years. 
On Sunday morning, about eleven o’clock, Nov. 20, 1846, 
she had another similar attack. I again gave her an antispas- 
modic draught, and 3 V of aloes. In half an hour after she 
became perfectly easy, and continued so all day; and at night 
she was supped up, and seemed quite well again. 
21st, 6 A.M.— On going into the stable the first thing in the 
morning she was found to be once more very ill. I was im¬ 
mediately sent for. 
Symptoms. —Gets up and lies down often, and sometimes 
rolls over. Sweats; pulse quick and small; respiration quick¬ 
ened. Gave opening and anodyne medicine at intervals. Took 
about five quarts of blood from her, which ran from her very 
slowly, and was blackish. Throughout the whole of the day 
she was sometimes better, sometimes worse; and at times there 
seemed scarcely any thing the matter with her. 
24th, 11 A.M., she died. 
Summary. —From the time that she was taken ill until her 
death, she was (except at intervals of various periods) restless, 
rolling over now and then; pawing, wandering about the box, 
and generally uneasy, and looking towards her sides. Her 
abdomen never seemed the least distended. From having had 
all sorts of purgative medicine, her bowels were heard rumbling 
very much, as if purgation was coming on, though she dunged 
scarcely any thing from first to last. For the first day or two 
her pulse was tolerably natural, except when pains came on; 
but for the last day or two it increased, and was almost imper- 
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