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nlent colic. She was considerably tympanitic, and restless, the 
greater part of the night. On the following morning she appeared 
quite comfortable and ate her breakfast. Contrary to my instruc¬ 
tions, she was put to work on the same day, which developed an 
acute case of laminitis. This sequel proved somewhat obstinate 
to treatment, but, by the 5th of August she recovered sufficiently 
to travel to pasture, a distance of ten miles, without suffering any 
injury, where she soon became quite convalescent. September 
1st, I was requested to prescribe for her for the relief of a laryn¬ 
geal trouble which she had recently contracted. This malady, as 
I was afterwards informed, was associated with numerous sub¬ 
maxillary abscesses, and subsequently a large abscess in the gut¬ 
tural pouches, characterized by the presence of a tumor in the 
right parotid region. For the treatment of this latter complica¬ 
tion, my services were solicited on the 27th of September, when 
I visited her. After exploring the tumor, and being convinced 
that the pus could be reached with perfect safety, I carefully 
made an incision at the most prominent point of the tumor, which 
was about the middle of the parotid gland. This furnished an 
outlet to a large‘quantity of white, thick, inodorous pus. On 
introducing my index linger into the cavity, I found that it 
extended downwards towards the inferior surface of the larnyx, 
where I made a counter opening in order to establish free drain¬ 
age. The after treatment consisted in cleansing out the cavity by 
injections of carbolated water, with very good results, the wound 
healing quite rapidly. The mare’s general condition soon began 
to improve ; regaining appetite, strength and weight; in fact, 
she had the appearance of making an entire recovery at an early 
date. This improvement was however, but of short duration. 
About the latter part of November, I was informed by her attend¬ 
ant that she was again failing fast. He pronounced her a heart¬ 
broken, living skeleton. When turned out she would stand 
isolated, at a fence, without leaving the place all day, not paying 
any. attention to other horses nor to food, and when in the stable 
would lie down most of the time. She was put on a tonic treat¬ 
ment until the 6th of December when, by request, I visited the 
patient. I found her standing in a wide stall, well representing 
