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tion of bowels with oil. 11:30 r.M. Horse standing quiet, 
pulse 48. 
Friday, 18th, 6 r.M. Horse had passed quantity of fasces 
during night, moving around box stall, had no pain, pulse 40; 
gave drink of linseed meal and water and a bran mash. 9 A.M. 
Horse got away with bran mash and getting stronger. Made 
examination per rectum but could not feel anything of the 
obstruction. 1 P.M. Fasces passed regularly and soft. 6 p.m. 
Fasces very soft; gave two quarts of oats and bran slightly 
damp and put a little hay within his reach. 10 P.M. Fasces 
very soft; eating hay. 
Saturday, 19th, 9 A.M. Was informed that horse got away 
with three quarts of oats given to him at 6:30 a.m. Bowels 
regular, not so soft as previous night. 1 r.M. Horse moving 
around box stall and had three quarts of oats for noon meal. 
4 P.M. Moving around stall as if in pain, lying and standing 
at intervals. 6 r.M. No fasces passed since 10 a.m., and horse 
straining as if anxious to pass fasces. Urinating very often 
in small quantities, and slightly bloated. 
Examination per rectum found obstruction just as large 
as on night of 17th inst. Gave injection of hot water. I con¬ 
cluded to use trocar as before, but was called out, and 
returned at 11 P.M., and found horse still pressing and 
no fasces passed. Pulse. 60 and horse very weak. I 
punctured through wall of rectum into obstruction as 
before, attaching rubber hose tc canula after withdraw¬ 
ing trocar and had fetid discharge of cream-colored 
matter which filled large stable pail half full. Immediately 
discharge stopped I had an assistant raise the abdomen, and 
when he did so discharge flowed until pail was nearly 
three-quarters full. After matter ceased to flow I injected 
weak solution of carbolic acid through canula. Made an ex- 
animation per rectum before removing canula; could find no 
obstruction and canula felt as if held in position only through 
wall of rectum. I reached my arm into rectum as far as I could, 
only to find two small pellets of hard fasces. The horse was at 
this time very weak, pulse scarcely perceptible. I gave stimu¬ 
lant and injected per rectum half pint of raw linseed oil. 
