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and the general rigidity of the muscles unchanged. Injected 
two doses hypodermically on the opposite side of neck, with 
the same antiseptic precautions ; excitement began during the 
injection, and live minutes after its completion respirations 
were 104; temperature, ioo°; pawing slightly, kicking at 
belly with hind feet. 
At 8 o’clock in the evening temperature was ioof°; pulse, 
44 ; respirations, 60. Trismus same as in the morning. Rigid¬ 
ity of muscles, same. 
Tuesday , 11 A.M.— Temperature, 99^4° ; pulse, 40; respira¬ 
tions, 54. Trismus not quite so well marked ; incisors opening 
about three-quarters of an inch. A peculiar feature was first 
observed at this visit, which consisted in paroxysmal cough¬ 
ing, which was so violent that it greatly exhausted the patient. 
These spells would return every five minutes, ultimately 
ceasing. Injected one dose hypodermically, which caused 
very little excitement. 
At 5:30 p.m. of same day pulse was 48; respirations, 84; 
temperature, ioi q . Coughing not so severe, trismus and 
general rigidity about same. 
Wednesday, n A.M.— Temperature, iooJ Q ; respirations, 60 ; 
pulse, 48. Great difficulty and disinclination to drink, cough 
same as previous night, and discharge of thick, cheesy matter 
from nostrils. Trismus same. Patient very quiet. Can eat 
and drink practically nothing. Injected one dose hypoderm¬ 
ically. 
Thursday, n A.M. —Temperature, ioi q ; pulse, 60; respir¬ 
ations, 72. Patient very quiet. Eating and drinking nothing. 
Trismus about same. 
Friday, 9 A.M. —Found down during night, and died at 5 A.M. 
RUPTURE OF THE COLON—PERITONITIS AND DEATH. 
By W. F. Derr, V.S., Wooster, O. 
On April 20, 1890, 1 was called to examine a six-year-old 
bay mare, said to be suffering with colic. On arriving, the 
owner informed me that some three weeks before she had 
been kicked by another horse in the right abdominal region, 
and at that time had refused several meals, but had done her 
usual amount of work, showing only some griping pains in 
the right flank, for which he prescribed laxative doses of oil 
and small doses of bicarbonate of soda, which gave her some 
relief. In these attacks she would always lie on her left side, 
look at the right flank, would lie quietly when down, felt bet¬ 
ter as long as her bowels were in a lax condition. Such was 
the history the owner gave me. 
The animal was lying down at this time. I took her pulse, 
