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CASE OF STRANGULATED ILIUM. 
By W. J. Bland, M.R.C.V.S. 
Boston, Sept. 11,1861. 
Dear Sir,—I beg to forward you the strangulated por¬ 
tion of the ilium of a mare, with the history of the case, and 
shall feel much obliged if you will kindly give me your 
opinion as to the cause of the formation of the ligature, and 
of the tumour from which it appears to arise. 
I am, dear Sir, yours truly, 
W. J. Bland. 
To Professor Varnell, 
Royal Veterinary College. 
September 5th, 2.30 p.m.—I was requested by Mr. Short, 
of Wyberton, to attend an aged, thorough-bred mare, that was 
taken suddenly ill as he was riding her this morning. Upon 
examination, I found her showing symptoms of abdominal 
pain, by continually pawing with her fore feet, the pulse 
about 60, the visible mucous membranes highly injected, and 
she frequently passed small quantities of dung, and staled 
freely. I treated it as a case of enteritis. 
9-30 p.m.—There is no visible alteration in the mare. 
Same treatment continued. 
6th, 6.30 a.m.— The mare is much in the same condition 
as last night. Treatment continued as before. 
12.30 p.m.— The mare is so much worse that I informed 
her owner that further treatment would be quite useless. She 
died at 3 p.m. 
6.30 p.m. —I made a post-mortem examination, and found 
the intestines highly inflamed, and the portion of the ilium 
forwarded strangulated. None of the other viscera presented 
any marks of disease. 
REPLY TO THE ABOVE BY MR. VARNELL. - 
Dear Sir, — I have carefully examined the strangulated 
intestines sent by you, namely, the ilium and jejunum, both 
included in one ligature. These portions of intestines pre¬ 
sent the usual phenomena of strangulation, therefore, in that 
respect, need no comment. 
You ask my opinion as to the cause of the ligature and the 
tumour attached to it. The tumour itself is composed of fat, 
with the exception of its external peritoneal covering and 
