326 (EDEMA OF THE LARGE INTESTINES OF A UORSE. 
He wandered round his box_, and oeeasionally laid down, but 
did not roll on bis baek; be was very restless, and passed 
neither faeces nor urine. These symptoms were eonsidered 
as indieative of eontinuous suffering from subaeute disease, 
and were present when I arrived, about eight o^clock in the 
evening. 1 carefully examined the horse, and endeavoured 
to interpret the symptoms, but, I confess, that I was unable 
to do this satisfactorily. My prognosis, however, was unfa¬ 
vorable, although not decided; for at times the expression of 
the animaks countenance led me to think that he might re¬ 
cover. I could not suggest any particular course of treatment, 
as I was unable to make out the true nature of the case, or 
to account for the peculiarities I observed; nevertheless, I 
told Mr. Stanley that there must be some intestinal obstruc¬ 
tion. I now, without coming to any satisfactory conclusion 
as to the precise character of the malady, or without being able 
to suggest any special treatment, left the patient, requesting 
Mr. Stanley to let me know on the following day how the horse 
was going on. Counter-irritants, I believe, were applied to 
the surface of the abdomen, and some sedative medicine 
given, but without affording the slightest relief, and he died 
during the night, not many hours after I left him. 
Mr. Stanley made a post-mortem examination, and kindly 
brought me the large intestines, being the organs chiefly 
affected; and he stated that if I thought the case of sufficient 
interest to be laid before the members of the Veterinary 
Medical Association^ I was at liberty to do so, which I did on 
the following evening. I had hoped that Mr. Stanley would 
have attended, and given to the members the history of this 
singular case; but as he was not present, I described that 
which he had told me relative to the case when I visited the 
horse, and also briefly alluded to the morbid changes that had 
taken place, adding a few remarks in reference to the causes 
which I thought might have produced them. 
I have stated that the large intestines were" sent to me for 
inspection. I ought to have included the mesocolon, to 
which they were attached. This is important, as con¬ 
siderable lesions were observed to exist in it. No other 
organs, either of the abdomen or thorax, came under my 
notice; I therefore infer that none were diseased, or, at any 
rate, not to an extent, in Mr. Stanley’s opinion, worth con¬ 
sideration, or he would not have omitted to have sent them. 
I nevertheless think it very probable that if the liver, 
heart, and lungs, had been closely examined, much light 
might have been thrown upon the true pathology of this 
disease. 
