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and which are located in Genesee township, were also visited, 
viz:— 
F. M. Smith, owner of three horses. 
M. V. Crom, owner of three horses. 
Ohas. Olmsted, owner of five horses. 
David McCombs, owner of four horses. { 
Chas. Shultz, owner of one horse. 
Christ. Overholzer, owner of two horses. J 
(To be continued.) 
No suspicious syin¬ 
to ms found. 
FATTY DEGENERATION OF THE HEART. 
By A. A. Holcombe, D.V.S. 
On the 7th of June, I castrated a nine-year-old half-breed 
Norman stallion. He was in tine condition and had never shown 
any signs of disease. When the clams were applied, it was seen 
that both cords were very large and the blood-vessels unusually 
distended; so it was decided not to remove the testicle for some 
hours afterward. During the operation the animal struggled but 
little, and returned to his box apparently all right. About half 
an hour afterward he staggered forward and dropped suddenly to 
the floor, but arose again immediately. For a few minutes’ time 
he seemed greatly excited, then became as quiet as usual. After 
a short time another period of excitement came on, when he was 
given a hypodermic injection of half a grain each of sulphate of 
morphia and atropia in solution. An examination of the cords 
from the wounds, was made, and a rectal examination of the 
inguinal rings, but nothing was found wrong. The respirations 
were somewhat accelerated and the heart-beat rapid and weak. 
The temperature was normal. The periods of excitement con¬ 
tinued to recur at frequent intervals notwithstanding large doses 
of alcohol and morphine were given. At the expiration of flve 
hours’ time the patient had become so violent that he was cast, 
the testicles removed, and the hobbles left on. Another exami¬ 
nation was made, but nothing was found to which the intense 
periods of excitement could be attributed. Two hours after the 
removal of the testicles the patient died. 
