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symptom noticed by the owner was observed after the horse, an 
old bay mare, had eaten a little of her feed with her usual appe¬ 
tite, when she suddenly stopped eating and refused water. A 
few hours after that she commenced vomiting; there was consid¬ 
erable retching and about a teacupful of healthy pus was raised 
several times in succession. The pus was creamy, not bad smell¬ 
ing, but streaked with a very little blood and accompanied by a 
very little chewed up hay and oats. Next day the vomiting had 
disappeared, but still the animal could not drink, although she 
tried frequently. It was the next morning I saw her. Her 
flanks were drawn up and hollow; tried to eat a mouthful of hay 
but swallowing gave great pain and she took a drink of water 
which was followed by violent retching and the return of the 
water and hay and a little clear mucous through the mouth . The 
oesophagus was much swollen and somewhat tender. I observed 
two or three “ horse doctor books ” lying about and a full com¬ 
pliment of blacksmiths and livery men, so enquired what had 
beeen given to the mare, and was told “ Only a little kerosene; I 
thought it might kind of oil up the swallowing part.” Kerosene 
had also been applied ou the outside of the neck. I diagnosed 
abscess of the cardiac end of stomach resulting in oesophagitis. 
I administered half drachm doses of bellad. s. ext. and had the 
neck bathed with warm water every hour, followed by a liniment 
of catnph., aconite, chloroform and alcohol. In two hours the 
swelling appeared to decrease and the animal was much easier. 
Next day she took a little soft feed, in two days more she was 
eating full rations, but was kept on the soft feed for a week when 
she was, apparently, completely cured. 
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OSTEOPOROSIS. 
By J. A. Smith, M.R.C.Y.S. 
The following short history of a case of osteoporosis may 
prove of interest as being, I believe, the first recorded in this 
