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RUPTURE OP THE DIAPHRAGM OF A HORSE. 
by the ox. To the pathologist they are exceedingly inte¬ 
resting and instructive. 
RUPTURE OF THE DIAPHRAGM OF A HORSE. 
By W. Carless, Veterinary Student, Stafford. 
On the 7th of June last I was requested to attend a bay 
carriage-horse, ten years old, the property of Matthew Lyon, 
Esq., of this town. When I arrived, which was about six 
o’clock in the evening, I was informed that the horse had 
been taken a journey of ten miles, and that on his way back 
he was noticed suddenly to become so very sluggish that 
it was with great difficulty he v r as got home. Arriving at 
home, he began to tremble as soon as he was put into the 
stable, and also refused to take any food. I found him stand¬ 
ing w r ith his muzzle resting on the manger, and shivering. 
The body and extremities were cold ; the breathing quick and 
laboured; pulse 55, weak and irregular, and the visible 
mucous membrane of a purple hue. He coughed occasionally, 
which, however, was not an unusual thing w’ith him. The 
bowels w 7 ere constipated, and the abdomen distended with 
gas. I ordered his body to be clothed, and legs bandaged, 
and in other respects to be made as comfortable as possible. 
Gave— 
Aloes Barb., 5 V > i 11 ball > aud 
Sp. iEther. Nit., 3 j; 
Sp. Ammon. Arom., 3 ]; 
Tinct. Opii, ; 
as a draught. 
Chilled water was ordered to be placed within his reach, 
and also a bran mash. 
8th, 10 a.m.—He had not lain down during the night. The 
breathing was more laboured, and accompanied with fre¬ 
quent sighing. The pulse 50, and irregular; mucous mem¬ 
branes congested; nose and legs cold, but the body some¬ 
what warmer than last evening. Small quantities of blood 
were oozing from his nostrils. The abdomen was more 
distended, and the bowels had not acted. He refuses all food. 
Gave— 
Sp. Ammon. Arom. gj; 
Sp. iEther. Nit., 3 ij; 
