i57G THE MODERN HORSE DOCTOR. 



the retraction of the gut was not to be feared so much, to 

 alter the parallelism between the aperture through the gut and 

 that through the skin. This gave issue to a prolonged flow 

 of gaseous fluids having a repulsive odor ; and with the efflux 

 the parietes gradually lost their distention, and the respiration 

 became fuller and freer. The canula was retained in the 

 aperture until the current of gas ceased, and then was with- 

 drawn. The belly had now recovered its former dimensions 

 and suppleness. 



The horse was relieved. His countenance had changed for 

 the better ; but his pulse was depressed and his skin cold. In 

 order to produce reaction, his body was ordered to be envel- 

 oped in two cloths dipped in cold water, and over that to be 

 placed six dry cloths, and he was to be left to himself in a stable 

 made hot. In twenty minutes a very strong reaction had be- 

 come established in the skin ; the hands introduced underneath 

 the cloths experienced great heat ; the pulse had recovered its 

 fulness, and with it the peristaltic action of the intestines had 

 become restored ; for the animal now continually passed gas and 

 excrementitious solid matters. From this moment all colicky 

 symptoms disappeared. 



Now, however, that all apprehension from gaseous indiges- 

 tion was over, there remained behind such as might arise as 

 consequences of the operation, among which the chief was peri- 

 tonitis. To meet this, bloodletting was practised, and a large 

 sinapism put upon his belly. The next morning the horse ap- 

 peared in full spirits, drawing his provender out of his rack ; 

 and the quantity of accumulated faecal matters he had evacuated 

 showed the canal to be perfectly free. On the eleventh day 

 after his admission, he returned to his master quite recovered. 



PROTRUSION OF THE PENIS. — (Paraphimosis.) 



Paraphymosis consists of a contraction of the prepuce around, 

 and posterior to, the glans penis. It is generally considered as 

 an inflammatory tumefaction of the glans, accompanied or not 

 with cellular effusion. The remedies are, aperiecit medicine, 



