REPRINTS FROM BRITISH AND AMERICAN JOURNALS. 
277 
worst form, all four feet, and to such a degree that the poor 
animals could not stand up. The symptoms, however, in several 
cases did not last more than five days, when the patients were 
able to resume their exercise. The usual treatment of poultices 
and wet swabs in the less severe cases was adopted ; in the serious 
cases, when the patients could not stand, an addition to the above 
treatment, refrigerating lotions of an evaporating nature were 
applied to the limbs with very much benefit; there were no bad 
results after these cases. 
The next case is one of peritonitis, which is not at all unusual 
as an after effect of castration; but in this instance it was sur¬ 
prising to say the least of it. I herewith quote the case : 
Peritonitis. —The patient is a remount, and was castrated nine 
days ago, and progressing most favorably. The animal went 
through his food the evening previous, and showed no signs or 
symptoms of sickness of any sort; but at 5:30 a. m. he laid down, 
struggled for a few minutes and died. No treatment. Post¬ 
mortem‘revealed most extensive peritonitis, visceral and parietal, 
and extending to the pleura in thoracic cavity. There was about 
one gallon and a half of fluid in the abdominal cavity, which no 
doubt prevented the usual symptoms of peritonitis being observed. 
There was lymphadeuoma of the spleen well marked ; the right 
ventricle of the heart was gorged with tar-like blood. Lungs and 
kidneys healthy. Discharged ; died. 
The following case, also taken from the record of treatment, 
is worthy of note, there being no cases of paralysis, general or 
local, in the horses of the regiment. At the same time, I do not 
wish it to be inferred that I am positively stating that the cas¬ 
tration had anything to do with it; but there the fact remains, 
that the paralysis appeared without any traceable cause, and as 
paralysis is a nervous affection, there is no reason in my mind 
why it should not occur as a sequel in the same manner as 
tetanus, mysterious though it may be. 
March 16th, 1887, Paralysis, local, (labise).—The patient was 
recovering from castration, and almost fit to be discharged, when 
the lips were noticed to' be in a pendulous condition, and he was 
with difficulty able to feed, although appetite very good. Inject 
