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much worse lately, so much so that the owner, a lady, had been 

 unable to ride her. 



Recovery was quite uneventful after the operation. On the 

 17th of November: "The mare squeals as badly as ever when 

 touched behind the saddle, but I fancy is not quite so much 

 inclined to kick." She is coming into condition, and the last 

 time I saw her ridden with spurs (a fortnight ago) she certainly 

 let the water fly from her when she was touched to make her 

 extend herself On the 19th of December the owner wrote : 

 "No water comes now"; and on the loth of January the 

 veterinary surgeon for whom I had operated wrote : " The 

 operation is a decided success." On the 26th of March 1901 : 

 " She has ceased to exhibit any of the unpleasant symptoms 

 complained of before the operation, and has been hunted all 

 the season by a lady." The mare is going well at the present 

 time (December 1902). 



The ovaries which were smaller than normal, were examined 

 by Professor M'Fadyean, who merely stated that they were 

 unduly firm in consistency. 



No. 9. i6th February 1901. — Valuable American trotting 

 mare, three years old. Troublesome when in oestrum, and 

 unreliable for racing purposes on this account. 



This mare showed some pain at intervals, especially when 

 made to turn round, and had a higher temperature than normal, 

 but she appeared to recover, and was sent home three weeks 

 later. She had not been there many days before she developed 

 pneumonia, with signs of gangrene in the right lung. She again 

 appeared to rally, but became very much emaciated, with 

 oedematous swellings in various parts. Death took place in 

 the middle of April, the veterinary surgeon who made the /<7j-/- 

 mortent stating that there was ample evidence of the pneumonia, 

 with a gangrenous area which had become partially encapsuled, 

 thus showing that the disease must have been present for some 

 considerable time. There was nothing abnormal to be noticed 

 at the seat of removal of the ovaries, and the point of incision 



