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CASE OF EXTENSIVE MELANOTIC DEPOSITS. 
the mammary gland, and of deep-seated abscesses in the 
muscular structure of the limbs, particularly of the hind 
ones, which had been greatly pressed upon while the animal 
was recumbent and in a comatose condition,have also occurred 
in our practice. Cases like these go far, as Mr. Toll rightly 
observes, to establish the true pathology of the disease, and 
should teach the junior practitioner not to be over-confident 
of the animal's ultimate and complete recovery, even when 
the apoplectic symptoms yield, and the cow is restored to a 
state of consciousness again. Apart, however, from all such 
considerations as these, parturient apoplexy must ever prove 
a very fatal affection. Death or recovery hangs on a very 
slender thread, and chiefly, on the circumstance as to 
whether the congested vessels of the brain give way or 
not under the pressure which is put upon them. While 
coma exists partial stagnation of blood may occur in any 
one organ or part of the body, and all the ill consequences 
of such a condition of the vascular system will follow, and 
be in proportion to the amount and duration of the stagna¬ 
tion.] 
CASE OF EXTENSIVE MELANOTIC DEPOSITS. 
By T. Gregory, M.R.C.V.S., Tunbridge. 
On April 27th, 1864, my attention was called to a four¬ 
teen-year-old white gelding^the property of Benjamin Brown, 
Esq., of Roughway and Hampton Paper Mills, near this 
town. The horse was in good condition, and very handsome 
in appearance, but, to quote the words of the horsekeeper, 
“ about two years ago a lump, about the size of a walnut, 
was noticed on the front of the chest. It had gradually got 
larger, although the horse fed and worked as usual until 
the lump, from its great size, prevented his wearing his 
ordinary collar.” 
At the time of my visit the tumour alluded to was of the 
size and shape of a large cocoa-nut It was situated just 
above the point of the sternum, inclining to the off side. A 
careful examination convinced me that it was of a melanotic 
character; but, for several reasons, I did not consider the 
extirpation of it judicious, even if practicable. 1st, the 
age of the patient; 2ndly, the constitutional nature of the 
disease; and Srdly, that the expense of keep and attendance 
before the horse could be worked, even if all went on well. 
