68 OBSERVATIONS ON URINE AND URINARY DEPOSITS. 
or four ounces of thick, ropy urine of a greenish colour. The draught was 
repeated. 
15th, a.m.—The mare is evidently worse; her coat looks more un¬ 
healthy ; the visible mucous membranes are of a deeper yellow colour ; the 
breath is fetid, and the tongue much furred; she also coughs frequently, 
and I was told that she had been pawing all night, principally with tbe right 
fore foot. Repeated medicine as before, and passed the catheter and 
drew off about eight ounces of thick, dark-coloured, ropy urine, which 
was very offensive. She continued much the same throughout the day. 
17th.—The symptoms have undergone but little change, with the excep¬ 
tion of the mare being evidently weaker. She had passed a small quantity 
of hardened dung, which was covered with mucus. Repeated the medicine. 
I now began to think that both liver and kidneys were structurally 
diseased, the latter in particular, which induced me to collect some of the 
urine for further inspection. P.M.—The mare was straining frequently, 
as if endeavouring to void her faeces. Gave another clyster, and a 
draught composed of 01. Ricini, 5 V, and Tinct. Opii, 5 j. 
18th.—No better; bowels still constipated; had not urinated; pulse 
more frequent, and almost imperceptible. Knowing that I should do no 
good until the bowels were relieved, and taking into consideration the 
amount of purgative medicine she had already taken, I determined to try 
the effects of the following agents : 
CJ O 
Acid. Muriat., ^iss; 
Ext. Tar ax., 3 SS; 
Nit. Spt. iEth., $j. 
This was ordered to be repeated twice within twelve hours. I 11 the 
evening she seemed much better, passed some dung, and also a small 
quantity of urine. 
19th.—She is much better. From this time I continued the use of 
last-named medicine, under the action of which she improved very fast. 
22 nd.—She is so far recovered that I consider her out of danger. 
Such is a brief account of the case, which is at your service to do as 
you please with. 
To Professor Varnell. 
I am, &c. 
I have thought it advisable to make use of nearly the 
whole of this communication, as the symptoms and cause of 
the disease therein described are so strongly characteristic of 
functional derangement of the kidneys and liver, and also of 
the blood having been, at one period at least, loaded with 
effete matter. To have curtailed the communication in any 
way would certainly have detracted from its value. 
Roth samples of urine were analysed by Professor Tuson, 
and the following is his report, which to my mind strongly 
confirms the opinion respecting the organs which were chiefly 
involved. 
