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latter hanging within a few inches of the ground ; the abdo- 
men was enlarged, and, together with a loss of condition, the 
animal had a strange pot-bellied appearance ; the pulse had 
risen to fifty-six beats in the minute, and was weak. 
I now suspected disease of the liver or kidneys, and 
accordingly scarified the swellings. Making further in¬ 
quiries as to the state of the urine-—of which previously 1 
could gather no account—I was now informed “it was not 
right ” Orders were left to collect some for examination. 
Mustard embrocations w r ere applied to the loins, and 
Potassii Iodidi given internally. 
Next day a quantity of urine, measuring about a pint, was 
brought to me, which exhibited the following characters :— 
Sp. gr. 1-60, slightly acid to test-paper; colour a dark red 
or brown, not unlike boiled linseed oil, which it also re¬ 
sembled in viscidity. The usual chemical tests revealed the 
presence of pus and biliary matter in the secretion, which, 
after standing at rest for some hours, deposited a thick 
sediment of matter, that occupied the bottom of the vessel 
to the height of two inches, but which on agitation freely 
mixed with the fluid. 
No alteration was effected either in the symptoms or the 
character of the urine by the treatment, in fact, daily the for¬ 
mer indicated rapid dissolution. The weakness of the loins 
increased; the animal almost constantly lay down, groaning 
as before; the swellings were, however, removed, and appetite 
tolerable; but the borborygmus and alternate diarrhoea were 
worse than ever, with offensive evacuations, and after suffer¬ 
ing complete paralysis for twenty-four hours, death put an 
end to the scene. 
I regret the post-mortem examination, which was made about 
six hours after death, was not productive of greater satisfaction ; 
for the man appointed to open the animal, in a fit of 
drunkenness, had so sadly mutilated the various viscera, that 
a perfect state of their diseased condition could not be 
ascertained. 
The intestines contained fluid only, and in places the 
peritoneal surfaces were ecchymosed. A few bots clung to 
the inner coat of the stomach. The kidneys were about the 
natural size, but lighter in colour; the uriniferous tubes 
thickened, and the pelves contained pus. The liver was not 
seen entire; that portion which was brought was congested 
and disorganized. 
The lungs were healthy, and the heart in appearance was 
double the normal size , but it was greatly augmented from 
the mutilation it had received. I could detect no dilatation 
