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by the caustic clamp, either from the clamp not 

 being far enough down on the cord, or from allow- 

 ing the clamp to remain on too long, and when it 

 is removed, neglecting to separate the adhesions 

 that have formed between the lips of the wound 

 and the cord; also from paralysis of the cord. 

 When the clamp is taken off see that the cord is 

 pushed up, and if it should hang no time should 

 be lost before it is removed, as when it is exposed 

 to the air it swells and soon becomes hard. The 

 animal should be cast, the cord separated from 

 the lips of the wound and drawn down a little and 

 a fresh clamp put on it as far down as possible, 

 then remove that which is external to the clamp, 

 let the clamp stop on for twenty-four hours, then 

 remove it, pushing up the end of the cord; or it 

 may be removed by the ecraseur. I have removed 

 a portion of the cord that had grown until it was 

 as large as a child's head. The animal did well 

 after its removal. 



Chronic Suppuration, or Fistula of the Scrotum. 

 — This is caused by the cord becoming diseased 

 and hard, keeping up an unhealthy action in the 

 scrotum and the formation of a foul-smelling mat- 

 ter. Very often the wound may wholly or par- 

 tially close, but the matter accumulates within, 

 the scrotum swells, and the old wound opens and 

 discharges copiously for a time, and so on until it 

 is cured, which is best done by casting the animal, 

 opening the scrotum, removing the diseased por- 

 tion of the cord, and destroying any other un- 



