REPORTS OF CASES. 
579 
FATAL INTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE. 
BY THE SAME. 
Subject, Rene, 2:26, sire of Belle Archer, 2:12^, and other 
trotters. 
On 15th of Oct., at 3 A.M., groom heard struggling in 
barn and upon investigating found the above subject on his 
back with feet against box-stall door. He turned him over 
and he then got up and went to eating and appeared all right, 
save that he presented the appearance of having struggled 
some considerable time in above situation. 
The box is fifteen feet square, square corners and lined, 
save at the wide door, which closes from outside, thus leav¬ 
ing an offset the width of door and depth of sill. At daylight 
a large clot of blood was found on the straw. 
I was called then and found Rene easy, eating, pulse about 
fifty-five, though somewhat irregular, mucous membranes 
good color, and temperature normal. While examing him 
he passed a clot of blood about one and a half foot long, a 
cast of the rectum. 
Kept him warm and gave several large buckets of hot 
water as rectal injections, and one ounce dose of tincture of 
ergot. In the course of an hour or two he appeared better. 
Left ergot to be given every three hours. 
Visited him next morning. He had passed four clots 
much smaller, but no fresh blood. Pulse ninety, extremities 
cold, penis pendulous, no pain, and taking a few mouthfuls 
occasionally. Gave whiskey with ergot and digitalis, and hot 
water injections every three hours. 
Visited him a number of times that day and night, and 
gave medicine and injections as before. During the day he 
passed several clots which looked like casts of floating colon. 
In evening pulse over heart one hundred, very weak; 
staggering occasionally, and presented all the appearance of 
an early dissolution from exhaustion. Died that night. 
Never exhibited any pain at any time. At autopsy found 
large intestines normally full of faecal matter. Found no 
lesion on outside of intestines, or trace of anything wrong on 
their outside save that dark color from incased clotted blood. 
