96 OVARIOTOMY OF TROUBLESOME MARES. 



had been in owner's possession six years, and very troublesome 

 during the last two years when in oestrum. She had been much 

 worse during the last few months, and had once lately kicked 

 the brougham. She regularly lay on the pole and agailist the 

 other horse, and was very objectionable as soon as she stood 

 still, showing oestrum, etc. After the operation recovery was 

 uneventful, there being absolutely no indication whatever by 

 which one could tell that any operation had been done. The 

 animal has worked regularly ever since (December 1902), 

 without the slightest relapse into her former indecent behaviour, 

 and the owner has several times expressed his delight at the 

 result. She is much cleaner in her coat than she used to be. 



Professor M'Fadyean examined the ovaries, and stated that 

 they were slightly cirrhotic. 



No. 12. I2th July 1901. — Chestnut carriage mare, thirteen 

 years old, always in cestrum, and very much worse during the 

 past twelve months. She used to behave very objectionably, 

 urine coming away from her. On one occasion she had started 

 kicking. Recovery was uneventful. The ovaries were cirrhotic. 

 The animal was put into harness again on the 23rd, and was 

 driven from Balham to Brighton on the 29th. She has been in 

 regular work ever since, and as recently as October 1902 I 

 received a note from the practitioner in consultation with 

 whom I had operated to say that " there was no tendency to 

 obesity or laziness, and that the operation had unquestionably 

 converted a dangerous brute into a useful animal." 



No. 13. 1st August 1901. — Omnibus mare, seven years old, 

 a very troublesome beast. She had recently commenced to 

 kick viciously, and was quite unmanageable in single harness 

 or saddle. She could sometimes be driven in double harness, 

 but was very uncertain and unsafe. Always in cestrum. The 

 left ovary was much larger than the right ; both were cirrhotic. 

 Recovery was uneventful, and the mare has since been worked 

 regularly and with every satisfaction. 



