ACCIDENTS AND operations; 36J 



was made in the same, and with much difficulty the doctor 

 extracted two of the coccygeal vertebras of an ox ! One . of 

 these vertebrae measured about two inches across the trans- 

 verse processes, and nearly an inch and a half vertically; the 

 other was a little less in size. 



" Dr. Hirschfeld closed up the wound in the oesophagus 

 with continuous sutures of prepared catgut, and the external 

 wound with interrupted sutures of horse-hair. The stitching 

 of the gullet was an extremely difficult job, but was very 

 successfully done. 



" The dog was restricted to entirely fluid sustenance for 

 several days, and the wound kept clean and dressed outside 

 and inside with a weak solution of carbolic acid. 



" A most satisfactory and complete recovery soon ensued, 

 the animal being apparently not a whit the worse for the 

 very serious operation." * 



Peuch and Toussaint (whose recent work I have at hand) 

 have twice performed cesophagotomy on the dog, once with a 

 successful issue.t 



The operation has, so far, been a rare one, but with the 

 results both in human and veterinary practice, hesitation, 

 when life rests upon it, should no longer exist. 



SORE FEET. 



This is often a troublesome complaint with dogs. Those 

 that travel long distances following carriages, or accompany- 

 ing sportsmen, are frequently affected. The thick cuticle 

 covering the sole or pad of the foot becomes worn down, the 

 deeper-seated structures are in consequence bruised, and the 

 foot becomes swollen, hot, and painful. 



Treatment. — This consists in warm fomentations and 



* " Veterinary Journal," January, 1878. 



t Peuch et Toussaint : " Precis de Chirurgie Veterinaire." 



