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REPORTS OF CASES. 
on .i visit to me, accompanied me. We found our patient uneasy, 
moving back and forth in his stall, would lie down, but could not 
lie but a few moments at a time, pulse depressed and slow, res- 
piiation somewhat quick, and occasionally sighing, visible mem¬ 
branes pale. Diagnosis, internal hemorrhage, ruptured liver pro¬ 
bable. The horse died during the night. Autopsy, on the fol¬ 
low ing morning, proved diagnosis correct. The largest lobe of 
the liver ruptured, without rupture of its capsule, which accounts 
for the animal living so many hours after the injury, yet the liver 
was unusually large, and much disintegrated, and had evidently 
been diseased for some time. 
Case G. A beautiful bay horse, ten years old, used in a pro¬ 
vision wagon; had been to onr city “poor farm,” to deliver 
goods, and on returning from the street to the highway, just as 
he reached the corner, in a playful manner, started quickly, and 
after going a few rods, fell into the road and was dead in a few 
moments. An autopsy revealed rupture of the liver and its cap¬ 
sule to gi eat extent, the liver of a pale ash color, softened and 
easily broken between the fingers. The owners had refused an 
offer of three hundred dollars for him only a few months before, 
believing him to be perfect in health in all respects. 
Case i. Bay mare, aged—; had been used in a livery stable 
for six or seven years, and had always been to all appearances 
healthy, and a great worker. On returning to the stable one 
evening, she was observed to appear very tired, hanging her head 
low and refusing to eat. A remedy, much more popular at that 
time (20 years ago) than now, of gin and molasses was given. 
Appealing on the next morning about the same, my attention 
was called to her. I found her much depressed, weak, pulse 
hardly detectible, respiration slow, extremities cold, and visible 
membranes extremely pale and bloodless, so much so I diagnosed 
the case as one of internal hemorrhage, ruptured liver probably. 
The mare lived about forty-eight hours, and fell dead. Autopsy 
revealed rupture of the liver, without the capsule, but this was 
distended to its utmost capacity. As in the former case, the 
hemorrhage was slower in consequence of the capsule remaining 
intact. 
