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frequent reappearing, was removed several times, partly by 
elastic ligature, and partly by simply cutting it off and cau- 
terizing with nitric acid. Notwithstanding this, the wart 
always reappeared, and as it finally grew to be the size of a 
man’s fist, I proposed to the owner a radical operation, to 
which he consented. 
The horse.was laid down on his left side and the right hind 
leg tied to the right front one. Prepuce and vicinity, also the 
condyloma, were thoroughly cleansed with soap and water and 
disinfected with sublimate water (1 per cent.). By means of 
a semilunar incision the swelling was removed as far as possi- 
ble from healthy parts, bleeding vessels were torsioned, and the - 
wound united with close buttoned sutures. Although the urine 
always had to come in contact with the wound when evacuat- 
ing, and although the prepuce secretion. cannot by any means 
be considered aseptic, the wound healed by first intention in 
six days. The after treatment consisted of once daily rinsing 
the field of operation with sublimate water. The sutures put 
in are still there to this day. 
DOCKING OF TAIL. 
It often happened to me that horses full of temper resisted 
the regular method of docking, in as much that after having 
cut off the tail with the docking shears, they struggle consid- 
erably before the cauterization to stop the hemorrhage. On 
account of this, bleeding takes place, which, although not very 
dangerous, disquiets the owner. In such cases I proceed as 
follows: : 
After the hair of the tail is trimmed off the place where 
it is to be docked and the skin is cleansed with soap and water 
and disinfected with sublimate water (1 per cent.), I put on a 
tight ligature or rubber tube about 3 or 4 cms. above the 
point of operation to prevent hemorrhage. Then on each side 
of the tail I make an incision, so that the two incision surfaces 
form a V, the point of which is directed towards the root of the 
tail and rests on the spot where the vertebral column of the 
tail is to be severed. Thus two flaps are created, which are 
