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REPORTS OF CASES. 
Post mortem revealed no cause for death, there being but a 
slight congestion of the bowels, and other organs apparently 
healthy, and lungs congested from constant lying in later stages. 
Animal was fat, and the kidneys were each surrounded by large 
masses of fat, weighing several pounds. 
Has anyone seen anything similar, and have they theories to 
offer? 
Case 2.—A small bay mare, aged n, has an attack of colic, 
which persists for about 18 hours. Bowels finally move and ani¬ 
mal makes recovery. About two weeks later is again subject to 
an attack similar to the previous one, in that the pain is at first 
subacute and gradually gets worse, in spite of the usual remedies. 
In the first attack the temperature was 95 0 or 96° during the en¬ 
tire time, but during the second attack it was about ioo°. Re¬ 
peated doses of arom. spts., 1 ounce; turpentine, jT ounce; nux 
vomica, 2 ounces, and ginger, 2 ounces, in linseed oil, fail to give 
relief. Little or no peristaltic action is to be heard on auscultation, 
and /d gr. eserine and 1 gr. pilocarpine are given. As there is 
considerable pain, ounce cannabis Indica (fl. ex.) is given, 
which gives relief. Pains return during the night, and 1 ounce 
of cannabis is again given, and the animal remains quiet until 
about 4 a. m. Aromatic spts. and nitrous ether are then given, 
and about 10 a. m. Y\ gr. of eserine and 1 gr. of pilocarpine are 
given. Animal is moderately tympanitic, and the eserine causes 
a great deal of straining and the expulsion of a great deal of 
flatus. The rectum had twice been emptied manually, showing a 
little bowel movement, and with the expulsion of the gas and evi¬ 
dent relief afforded I hoped that the animal was on the mend. 
However, the pains recur and patient grows worse. About 7 
p. m. there is some regurgitation from the nostrils, and the stom¬ 
ach pump is passed. But a small amount of material comes from 
stomach and animal immediately turns around and starts to eat 
hay with apparent relish, but stops in a few minutes and again 
goes to rolling vigorously. Temperature goes up to 103°. Are- 
caline, 1 gr., is given and causes a great deal of straining, but no 
evacuation. Previous diagnosis oT Intestinal valvulus is appar¬ 
ently confirmed and case is given up as hopeless. Two and one- 
half gallons of water, warm, and medicated with eucamphol, is 
then siphoned into the large bowel through the canula and rubber 
tubing, but without favorable result, and patient is dosed with 
fl. ex. cannabis Indica and left to itself, and dies several hours 
later. 
