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126. Eighteen-month-old female cat, left in hospital nth June, 

 1898. 



Qistrum occurred very frequently, and for long periods. The 

 owner, Dr. B — , asked us to perform castration. 



On the 17th June the ovaries were removed by M. Almy. Chloro- 

 form was administered by placing the cat under a bell-jar. When 

 anaesthetised the animal was fixed in the dorsal position on the table. 



The middle line of the abdomen having been shaved and disinfected, 

 a longitudinal incision, one and a quarter inches in length; was made 

 along the white line. The peritoneum was perforated with a blunt 

 instrument. On drawing apart the lips of the wound with retractors a 

 little firm, reddish cord — the right uterine horn — carrying at its ex- 

 tremity an ovary the size of a small pea, was at once seen. The latter 

 was removed by torsion with artery forceps. The left uterine horn was 

 in turn discovered, and the corresponding ovary removed in like fashion. 

 The muscular and skin wounds were sutured, the cutaneous sutures 

 covered with a layer of collodion, and a cotton-wool dressing was 

 applied. During the night the animal took only a little milk ; tempera- 

 ture 39"3° C. Fever continued during the ensuing three days. Tem- 

 perature 39"4° C. 



On the 20th the dressing and cutaneous sutures were removed. 

 The lips of the wound were slightly swollen, had united below, and 

 externally showed fine granulations. The parts were disinfected with 

 tampons of cotton wool saturated with alcohol. A fresh cotton 

 dressing was applied. 



Next day the general condition and appetite were good. Tempera- 

 ture, morning 387° C, evening 39*0° C. 



On the 22nd the last signs of fever disappeared. The animal left 

 hospital on the 25th. The wound was healed. 



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127. A nine-year-old dark brown, well-bred mare, about 15 hands 

 high, seen April nth, 1886. 



History. — To improve the animal's condition it had been recently 

 placed on a very liberal diet. On the loth April it had been driven 

 thirty-five miles. 



State on Examination. — The animal was tied up short in the middle 

 of a large stable, and appeared excessively uneasy and excitable. By 

 stamping with the hind feet it had formed a beaten semicircular track 

 in the straw ; the feet were brought violently to the ground, the animal 

 occasionally grabbed at the rack, and squealed like a mare when shown 

 the stallion. It frequently stopped in the semirotary movement and 

 stretched out as though to stale, passing an ounce or two of thick 

 whitish urine ; each micturition was followed by a very pronounced 

 convulsive spasmodic movement of the clitoris. Small pieces of dung 

 were also ejected. The animal kicked at its body and at neighbouring 

 objects or persons, watching every movement, showing the white of the 

 eye, laying the ears back and kicking most viciously. With great 

 difficulty a twitch was applied and a side line fixed. On examining 



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