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Month and Date.
1894.
December 18
„
19...
„
20...
„
21...
Temperature°C.
A.M.
38.5
38.3
38.5
40.0
1 P.M.
38.6
38.8
39.3
...
5 P.M.
39.3
39.4
39.4
...
Pulse.
A.M.
48
56
76
120
P.M.
60
64
100
...
Respiration.
A.M.
8
12
28
60
P.M.
12
18
44
...
Hæmatozoa
in Blood.
Absent .
„
„
...
Medicine.
Arsenic
(grains.)
A.M. P.M.
Liq. opti. sed.
½oz. loz.
.....
.....
REMARKS.
Right conjunctiva yellow, left, petechiated.
Milk, mutton broth, and crushed linseed
given.
Right conjunctiva petechiated, left injected
abdominal pains, opium administered.
Milk and broth every two hours.
Condition unchanged.
December 21st, 1894.—Autopsy took place at once.
Body well nourished.
Thorax.—There is no fluid in the pleural cavities, but adhesions, the result of an old pleurisy, are present.
Lungs.—Right healthy, left, the seat of hypostatic congestion. There are about two drachms of fluid in the peri-
cardial sac.
Heart weighs 4 lbs. 8 ozs. The external surface presents numerous small pericardial ecchymoses, especially bor-
dering on and in the interventricular sulci. On section the cavities present a healthy appearance. The valves are
stained an orange colour.
The abdominal cavity is free from fluid.
Liver weighs 11 lbs. 3 ozs. It shows signs of old perihepatitis but no calcareous nodules on the surface. On section
the tissues present a healthy appearance.
Spleen weighs 2 lbs. 4½ ozs. Normal in appearance.
Kidneys.—The right weighs 1 lb. 3¼ozs.; the left 1 lb. 4¼ozs. Externally the organs are mottled dark red and
yellow, and on section, the Malpighian corpuscles are seen to stand out and to be of a dark red hue.
Stomach healthy. Large and small intestines ditto.
Bladder.—Ditto.
HORSE No. CXI.
Bay Entire Horse, from the Persian Gulf, No. 100, belonging to the Bombay Mounted Police, was stationed at Daclar
from the 16th to the 23rd June 1894. It was then taken to the Bombay Veterinary College and remained in
hospital "for sore on neck" from 28th July to the 7th August, was then removed to Mahim from the 23rd to the 30th
of September ; during the intervening periods the animal was in the Police Lines at Byculla. On the 17th October,
the date on which it was observed to be ailing, it was at the latter station, but was sent at once to the Veterinary
College, Pavel.
During the above period the rations given were—
Eight measures of ground gram and three of beans.
One measure of " Mung Dall." (boiled) given in lieu of ground gram from 27th August to 28th October
1894.
10 lbs. of green grass and 10 lbs. dry grass from 1st September to 15th September.
16 lbs. of
„
and 8 lbs.
„
16th September to 30th September.
35 lbs. of
„
from 1st to the 21st October.
Previous and subsequent to the above-mentioned periods, 151bs, of dry grass was given.
November 5h, 1894,7 A.M.—The animal arrived at the Laboratory Hospital, Poona.
State on admission,—The animal presents a bright appearance and is in good condition. The skin is cool, but the
visible mucous membranes present a faintly yellow appearance. There are no petechiæ on the conjunctivæ. The
extremities are fine, but there is a certain amo.unt of semi-solid oedema beneath the skin on the front of the chest
Temp. 38.2°C, P.. 48, R. 24. The hæmatozoon is absent from the blood. Appetite good. Dung healthy in
appearance.
Month and Date.
1894.
November 5...
6...
7...
„
8...
9...
„
10...
„
11...
Temperature °C.
A.M.
38.2
38.2
38.4
39.4
38.1
38.0
37.8
1 P.M.
39.7
38.7
39.3
39.6
39.2
38.8
39.0
5 P.M.
40.7
38.5
39.1
39.6
386
38.5
38.7
Pulse.
A.M.
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
P.M.
60
52
52
56
44
44
48
Respiration.
A.M.
24
12
16
16
12
16
12
P.M.
56
28
48
40
20
32
36
Hæmatozoa
in Blood.
Absent.
Pew ...
„ ...
Absent.
„
Medicine
Arsenic
(grains).
A.M.
iv
iv
v
vi
vi
ii
P.M.
iv
iv
v
v
vi
vi
iv
REMARKS.
Conjunctivæ pale yellow, slight (œdema
beneath chest.
Conjunctivas clear.
Do.
General urticarial eruption, disappeared
in the evening.
Conjunctivæ clear.
Do.
urticarial eruption on
right side.
Do.
do.
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