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acnestis. ‘These two extremes are, however, 
rare ones. Most of the apertures are found on 
or about the level of the withers and base of the 
neck. Ventrally pus sometimes burrows sub- 
cutaneously over the lateral face of the scapula 
and points at the level of the shoulder joint 
and more commonly a few inches above that 
level. The amount of pus discharged varies 
with the size of the cavity. After lancing, 
after the first spontaneous bursting or after a 
secondary abscess has been evacuated arti- 
ficially or otherwise, the discharge is sometimes 
very copious, overrunning the sides of the body 
as far down as the foot and by dessicating en- 
crusts itself thickly over the whole shoulder 
region and forearm. ‘The discharge finally 
moderates and may even cease entirely pend- 
ing the formation of a new abscess and new 
aperture often on the opposite side or at some 
remote location on the same side, causing the 
same loathsome condition all over again. 
In the meantime the patient loses flesh and 
is unthrifty in general appearance. The coat 
is dull and uncouth, the ribs and skeletal angles 
become visible, and the reduced vitality be- 
comes more apparent. It is only the patient 
that is well groomed, well fed and well attended 
as to its infirmity that remains in good con- 
dition. The neglected subject sinks rapidly 
