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start similar to spasmodic colic, no rise in temperature of any ac¬ 
count, but seemed to suffer intense pains at intervals. I conclud¬ 
ed it to be spasmodic colic, gave a physic ball and morphia hy¬ 
podermically, watched him for a time and after he came under 
the influence of morphia, I attended to other calls. When I arrived 
home found a message to “come and see the horse, as he was very 
much worse.” I went and found the animal standing shivering, 
respiration hurried, pulse rapid but weak, expression haggard, 
ears and extremities icy cold, sides of abdomen wet with perspira¬ 
tion, temperature 103° F., pressure on abdomen not tolerated; a 
tendency to sag backward, and the most important symptom was 
a discharge through the nose of a copper colored fluid and very, 
very offensive; this seemed to be vomited up every little while, 
and in quite large quantity. Often he would sit on his haunches 
“ like a dog;” then he would roll on his back and flex his legs 
on his abdomen, curb his nose on the sternum and lie in that po¬ 
sition for a short time, then suddenly spring up, stand on his feet, 
hang his head and vomit. I concluded it to be gastric trouble 
associated with inflammation, and treated accordingly, and had 
the pleasure of seeing the animal regain health after a few days, 
but to-day seems to be stupid at times. That was case No. 1. 
No. 2 was a two-year-old colt, never driven, nine miles from 
the other. Was taken at night, treated by a farmer, lived that 
night, and all next day. I was called at 7:30 p. m.,went, and got his¬ 
tory which seemed to be like case No. 1. Found the vomiting of 
fluid the same, prognosed death, which occurred in half an hour. 
Held post mortem and found the following on opening the abdo¬ 
minal cavity : the stomach very much distended, empty as far as 
food was concerned but filled partly with the fluid I speak of and 
partly gas. Examined it carefully but found no rupture of its 
coats, and on pressure could not force its contents through the 
oesophagus. On opening it the mucous membrane of the right 
sac seemed to be entirely eaten off, and its bleeding attracted my 
attention. I traced the intestinal mass in its order and found the 
small intestines very much inflamed in patches. The farther I went 
towards the rectum the more inflammation I found, also the blood 
vessels running through the mesentery proper were filled with 
