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REPORTS OF CASES. 
something more serious, and proceeded to make a rectal examina¬ 
tion. 
I at once made my diagnosis as torsion of the small intes¬ 
tines,and at once notified the owner that in my opinion the ani¬ 
mal would not recover. 
I then gave two enemas, at intervals of about five minutes, or 
as soon as the first one had been ejected, but on examination I 
found little or no change. 
I then gave baruni chloride, per jugular vein, with no results. 
The case refusing to respond and the animal growing worse, as a 
last resort I gave, one hour after, a tablet of eserine, 34 gr.; pilo- 
carp hydrochlor, grs., hoping to stimulate the intestines to re¬ 
spond, but this also failed. 
The animal was then turned over to another veterinarian. 
What he administered I do not know, but I was perfectly sat¬ 
isfied that the animal could not possibly recover. 
The mare died some time during the same evening. 
I then made up my mind I would verify my statement by hold¬ 
ing a post mortem, and went to the expense of buying a camera 
to take a picture of this animal’s internal orgians. 
I am sorry it is not clearer, but the torsion can plainly be seen. 
It is a complete torsion of the small intestines, and you will 
notice the strangulation of the torsion and engorged hypersemia, 
which of itself is sufficient evidence that the diagnosis was correct. 
I have taken particular pains in treating animals for colic and 
