ENTERIC DISEASE IN A MARE. 791 
in your Journal. I have never seen such a case before, nor 
have I heard of such being recorded. 
Subject .—A grey cart mare, the property of Messrs. 
Bevington and Morris, Tanners, Bermondsey. 
My attention was first called to this animal on 
28th August. She was noticed by the attendant to be off 
her food. 
Symptoms manifest, are simply these:—Mare appears 
dull, looks thin, visible mucous membranes of a yellowish 
hue, bowels very much constipated, and loss of appetite. 
Diagnosis .—Disease of bowels and functional derangement 
of liver. 
Treatment .—A mild purgative to be administered, with 
Hyd. Chlor., 3 ss ; followed by diffusible stimulants and vege¬ 
table tonics ; diet to be light and nutritious. Treatment being 
continued to September 9th, and the symptoms still unre¬ 
lieved, I recommended that the animal be sent into my 
Infirmary, which was accordingly done. 
September 10th.—Bowels remaining obstinately consti¬ 
pated I administered an aloetic purgative, Massa Aloes, 
3 ivss, Hyd. Chlor., 3 SS. As animal appears dull and languid 
I gave her a diffusible stimulant in draught. Enemas were 
thrown up twice daily. 
11th.—Symptoms as hitherto, with the exception that the 
bowels are acting better ; a moderate quantity of soft feeculent 
matter is voided. Muscles of quarters, neck, back, and thorax 
are gradually wasting. Animal eats a very small quantity of 
green food, drinks water sparingly, refuses hay, corn, gruel, 
linseed, &c. I now prescribed Pulvis Chinchona, 5ss, Nitro- 
muriatic Acid, 3 j, in pint old ale daily. 
12th.—Bowels are again constipated; a few small pieces 
of feculent matter are voided coated with mucus ; urine is 
voided freely and in normal quantity; pulse and respiration 
are normal. 
13th.—Symptoms as before ; animal more attenuated; 
repeat medicine in old ale. 
14th.—No improvement in symptoms ; repeat stimulants 
and tonics, with restoratives ; one hour’s walking exercise 
per diem. 
The symptoms continued unabated to September 20th, 
when I wrote to my clients, stating that I was of opinion the 
mare was suffering from organic disease of bowels, and the 
only course to pursue was to have her destroyed. She was 
consequently destroyed on the 26th of Sept., and the follow¬ 
ing were the pathological conditions 1 found. 
Post-mortem .—The mucous and muscular coats of jeju- 
