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caused the limb to spread out laterally at a right angle to the 

 shoulder. To maintain it in proper position, I cut and ap- 

 plied a kid glove as follows : having removed the thumb, 

 second, and fourth fingers, and the ends from the remaining 

 -ones, I inserted both fore-legs through the finger-stalls, button- 

 ed the wrist portion over the shoulders, and drew it together 

 across the front of the chest by means of another strip sewn 

 on and made to button. . This I found admirably answered 

 the double purpose of keeping the limb as I wished it, and 

 rendering displacement of the shoulder-setting more unlikely. 



Within five weeks the support was removed, and I shortly 

 after received a letter from Mrs. Boughey informing me that 

 the interesting little patient was able to follow her up stairs 

 without difficulty. I have recently seen the animal, which I 

 find in no way stunted in growth ; it is perfectly straight on 

 its limbs, and with no perceptible thickening, lameness, or 

 defect in gait. 



Fracture of the Pelvis. — In a case of this description, little 

 can be done beyond keeping the patient quiet ; the bandage 

 recommended for shoulder-fracture may be applied in the 

 same way, carrying it between the hind-legs and across the 

 loins. As a rule, however, these are far from satisfactory 

 cases, and unless required for breeding purposes (and which 

 then depends upon the portion of pelvis fractured) treatment 

 is not advisable. 



Mr. Percivall records a case of fracture of the ischial por- 

 tion of the pelvis recovered by rest and nature. The situation 

 of the injury would favor this, and even had a false joint 

 formed, it would not have interfered with breeding. 



Fracture of the Ribs usually proceeds from external vio- 

 lence, as blows, kicks, or being crushed. The symptoms are 

 painful, catching respiration, pain on lifting or moving the 

 animal, and crepitus when so doing. 



The treatment consists in applying a broad bandage firmly 

 round the chest, so as to prevent the animal dilating the 

 thoracic walls in breathing. If the fractured end of the 



