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blistered, some cases recovering from that treatment; if, 

 however, it persists beyond the age stated a good surgeon 

 should be employed. 



Entires and geldings are sometimes ruptured in the 

 region of the groin (inguinal hernia), and the rupture 

 may even extend down into the scrotum in any male en- 

 tire, constituting what is known as scrotal hernia, in the 

 latter case the skilled surgeon's help is needed; the for- 

 mer trouble (inguinal hernia) is often the cause of severe 

 colicky symptoms in stallions, which, if not relieved, be- 

 comes fatal; the symptoms are as follows: Suddenness 

 of attack, colicky pains growing more intense all the 

 time, arching the back, lying on the ground or sitting 

 up like a dog, pawing the ground, sweating heavily; the 

 cord (spermatic) will be thickened and the scrotum feel 

 cold to the touch, in such cases give a large dose of lau- 

 danum, three ounces in half a pint of raw linseed oil, if 

 possible throw and turn the animal on its back, and after 

 oiling the hand introduce it into the rectum, and by gen- 

 tle traction inside and working outside the bowel may be 

 returned. 



Scirrhus cord is a disease of the cord (spermatic), the 

 result of fungus invasion following castration; my expe- 

 rience has been that all the cases seen had been operated 

 on with clamps; if the cord becomes imprisoned between 

 the lips of the wound made at castration this condition 

 may result, hence the necessity for examination of the 

 parts a few days after castration, the wound should then 

 be bathed with a warm antiseptic solution, the operator's 

 fingers being clean, and if the cord is in view, as de- 

 scribed, it should be pushed up into the scrotum. The 



