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dministering medicine; rumination, appetite, and lactation 
.ispended. Slight fever ; general condition unthrifty. 
Diagnosis doubtful, but from the general appearance and 
ondition of the animal I suspected tuberculous with second¬ 
ly tubercular meningitis. 
Treatment.— Application of croton liniment to skin be- 
ind ears, and internal administration of chloral hydrate with 
otassic bromide and iodide. 
Course of Case. —No relief was afforded by treatment 
dopted ; the animal daily became worse, and on the second 
ay complete paralysis set in, when the owner severed the 
arotid artery. 
Autopsy.— Symmetrical cerebral apoplexy, a diffuse clot 
f blood being found under the meninges at the extreme 
ipero-posterior part of each hemisphere of the cerebrum, 
ith a small clot at the inferior border of the falx cerebelli. 
he vessels of the velum interpositum and of the pia mater 
ivering the nates and testes were intensely hyperasmic.— 
nd. 
RUPTURE OF THE STOMACH AND YOMITION IN THE HORSE. 
By William Robb, M.R.C.Y.S., Glasgow. 
It has been a point of discussion for some time what the 
ue value of vomition is, as a diagnostic symptom ; some re¬ 
ading it as a sure sign of ruptured stomach and, conse- 
aently, approaching death. 
The above affections being far from uncommon in this city, 
have paid considerable attention to vomition, and do not 
ar it as I once did. The following are a few of the cases I 
ive had recently : 
No. i.—Animal seized with colicky pains at 8:30, and 
sited by me at 8:50. Found great distension of abdomen, 
alse almost inperceptible, sweating and attempted vomition. 
dministered flatulent and sedative draught; at 9:30 animal 
ed. 
Post-mortem —Rupture of the stomach. 
No. 2—Been bad for some hours before visited, and had 
