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ates continued, to save the animal as much pain as possible. 9 p. m. 
tried to get up but each time fell down again; breathing very 
quick and labored. 10 p. m., died, after a short struggle. Au¬ 
topsy (12 hours afterwards) showed blood clots in the heart; 
lungs congested, especially at their bases; stomach large, full of 
food, no rupture of its walls; bowels slightly congested in parts; 
spleen normal. Liver of enormous size and in a state of fatty 
degeneration. Other organs healthy. 
Remarks .—A most unsatisfactory post-mortem. Quite insuffi¬ 
cient to explain the symptoms. It is considered the vomition 
must have depended on gastric dilatation with extreme expansion 
of the cardia. There could be no mistake as to expulsion of food 
material through the nostrils. In so advanced a disease of the 
liver it is most extraordinary that the spleen showed no traces 
whatever of enlargement or disease.—( Ibid .) 
HEMATOCELE. 
By T. Marriott, V.S. 
A chestnut, entire, Persian horse, 4 years old, disembarked 
from the B. I. S. S. “ Pemba ” late on the previous evening ap¬ 
parently suffering from scrotal hernia. 
Examination per rectum revealed both inguinal rings to be 
clear, and on manipulation of the scrotum a quantity of fluid was 
detected. The animal appeared very stiff and could scarcely 
walk, so evacuation of the fluid became imperative. Puncture of 
the right sac with a fine needle allowed the escape of a little 
decomposed blood, and on enlarging the orifice eight ounces of 
coagulated blood, very dark colored and mixed with serum, escaped. 
Antiseptic dressing was applied and rapid recovery followed. 
December 6th. Animal going sound, swelling had subsided, 
leaving a little induration of the scrotal tunics, which disappeared 
before he was sent to his regiment, and the right testicle had be¬ 
come so atrophied that only a mere trace of it could be detected. 
This I think proves that the haemorrhage was from, the testicle, 
probably due to an injury on board ship.— (Ibidem.) 
