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felt. An assistant therefore passed his hand into the rectum and 

 thrust the organ from the prepubic region towards the operator's 

 fingers. In a few minutes the epididymis was seized, the testicle with- 

 drawn, forceps were applied to the vascular portion, which was divided 

 with the ecraseur, and returned. The lips of the wound in the small 

 oblique muscle were brought together with silk. A gauze tampon was 

 placed in the wound and fixed by sutures passed through the margins 

 of the scrotal incision. 



The animal was turned over and the same operation performed on 

 the right side. On introducing the fingers into the abdominal cavity 

 the testicle was almost immediately found, withdrawn, and excised, and 

 the stump of the cord returned. The operation was performed as on 

 the opposite side. Weight of the left testicle two and seven eighths 

 ounces ; of the right, one and three quarter ounces. 



During the afternoon the patient took part of its food, but in the 

 evening appeared depressed. Temperature 39*1° C. 



On the 29th the general condition was good. Temperature 38*3° C. 

 The sutures and dressing were removed, the wounds irrigated with 

 warm creolin solution, and one and a half ounces of bicarbonate of 

 soda given in the drinking water. During the day the horse ate all its 

 food. Evening temperature 39° C. 



Next day the morning temperature was 38*4° C, evening tempera- 

 ture 38*7° C. A little subcutaneous emphysema was noted in the flank. 

 Treatment as on the previous da}-. 



On the ist July there was considerable swelling around the wound. 

 Morning temperature 38*3° C, evening temperature 38*6° C. 



From the 7th onwards the wounds became covered with granula- 

 tions, and the oedema gravitated towards the umbilicus. The animal 

 left hospital on the 13th July. 



no. A three-year-old half-bred horse, entered hospital i8th October, 

 1896. 



This horse had been castrated on one side when about two years old. 

 On manual examination of the inguinal region the cicatrix resulting 

 from castration could be felt on the right side ; on the left the testicle 

 could not be discovered. 



The animal was prepared from the i8th to the 23rd October, and 

 operated on by the modified Danish method. 



Having been cast on the right side it was fixed as usual. Immedi- 

 ately after perforating the small oblique muscle and peritoneum, at the 

 moment when the two fingers were passed into the abdomen, about 

 three pints of yellowish serosity escaped. The testicle was easily found 

 and withdrawn. It was removed with the ecraseur, and the cord 

 returned to the abdomen ; the small oblique muscle was closed with a 

 silk suture, a gauze tampon was applied to the wound, and three 

 sutures were passed through the skin. The testicle weighed five ounces. 



The animal was allowed to rise and returned to its box. During 

 the evening it ate its food. Temperature 39° C. 



On the 24th October the cutaneous sutures and the gauze tampon 

 were removed. Temperature 38*3° C. 



