DEATH OF A COLT FROM ENTOZOA. 
695 
Autopsy, tvoo hours after death .—The mucous coat of the 
stomach was perforated in tioo places, as if eaten by young 
(i bots,” several of which existed in the stomach near the 
pylorus. At the anterior part of the duodenum the canal was 
completely filled with these parasites. Two or three patches of 
inflammation of the mucous coat of the stomach were likewise 
detected. All the other viscera were healthy, with the ex¬ 
ception of the liver, which was enlarged and softened—no 
uncommon thing, however, in this country. 
llemarhs .—I came to the conclusion, whether rightly so or 
not, that as no other cause could be detected, the attack of 
tetanus was caused by the irritation set up by the bots. 
I meant to have sent you another case or two, but I am 
afraid that I am already taking up too much of your valuable 
space. 
My much-respected predecessor, the late Charles Hen¬ 
derson, only left here in November last, consequently I have 
not been here long; but, during the few months that I have 
been here, I have seen many curious cases which are never 
met with in old England. At some future time, if agreeable, 
I will endeavour to describe some of these diseases. 
DEATH OF A COLT FROM ENTOZOA WITHIN 
THE ABDOMEN, &c. 
By James Meyrick, M.R.C.Y.S., Welchpool. 
Having read in Professor Simonds" introductory lecture 
an account of a disease among lambs, brought on by the late 
hot weather, in some of which death was caused by worms 
in the abomasum, I have thought that the details of a some¬ 
what similar case in the horse might be interesting to your 
readers. 
Towards the end of last month I was sent for to see a 
yearling colt which had been ill for some days with diar¬ 
rhoea. He was extremely emaciated, had very little appetite, 
and looked at his sides occasionally, as if in pain. His faecal 
evacuations were as thin as water, and smelt very offensively. 
I gave a mixture of opium, chalk, and ginger; and in a day 
or two the faeces were almost natural, but still the colt ate 
but very little, and seemed very weak; he also looked at 
his sides as much as ever. I now administered some powders 
composed of sulphate of iron, gentian, and ginger, but 
