REPORTS OF CASES. 
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He said : u Doctor, my mare keeps rubbing her head all the 
time, and seems to have some kind of itch. I would like if vou 
can, to do something for her.” 
Approaching her more nearly, I noticed the left side of her 
head with the skin rubbed off from the muzzle to the ear, 
swollen and erysipelatous, pulse very rapid and weak. Auscul¬ 
tation revealed a roaring sound at the base of her neck or breast. 
Rales in the large bronchi and a purring sound lower down. 
Surface of the body was extremely warm. Temperature at rec¬ 
tum io8° F. I had proceeded thus far with the examination 
when suddenly the mare became violent and plunged at the 
owner, tearing away his coat and shirt sleeves and bruising the 
flesh of his arm. This action on the part of the beast angered 
the owner, and he struck the mare with the lead rope several 
times, and just as he ceased to whip her she flew at him again, 
this time taking a piece from Mr. Smith’s breast and injuring 
him severely, and had he not taken to his heels and run might 
have taken the man’s life. From this time on the animal was 
furious. We had to lasso her and get her into the stocks to pre¬ 
vent her from injuring us, which she would try to do by chas¬ 
ing us over the fence and into the barn, etc. 
After getting her into the stocks she would kick, squeal, 
snort, rave, bite the stocks, snap at sticks pointed at her, grabbed 
a bottle used for drenching and smashed it into many pieces, 
stamped, trembled, had spasms or convulsions, slobbered and 
tore around as much as she could, bound in the stocks, until she 
died in about one and a half hours by collapse. 
[Note.—W e think that Dr. Hanawalt has very accurately 
described a case of true equine rabies.—R. R. B.] 
A FOREORN CASE OF TYMPANY. 
By W. C. Hanawaet, D. V. S., Sheffield, Illinois. 
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A black horse, eight years old, belonging to Mr. Westervelt, 
had been acting colicy about 24 hours. Mr. W. gave it his 
pet remedy of laudanum, ether and nitre without effect, there 
being only a short cessation of pain, until he saw the animal 
was u badly bloated,” as he termed it, and the rectum was pro¬ 
truding about six inches, and the beast was swaying and stag¬ 
gering about the stall as if about to fall and die. At this stage 
of the disease I happened to pass, when he called me in. I had 
no idea that I could save the horse, but saw a good opportun¬ 
ity to investigate. I sent my trocar in at five different places 
