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Hoping I am not intruding, and knowing the interest you 
take in the profession’s advancement, of which you are so 
distinguished a member, I have no doubt you will use your 
best endeavours to remedy the evil of which I speak ; and— 
Believe me, dear Mr. Editor, 
Yours sincerely. 
*** If Amicus Equi” will but re-peruse our comments 
on “ Smart v. Maunder” (which he has not quite fairly stated 
in his letter), and deliberately weigh in his mind our obser- 
vations, he will find every one of them directed to the pre- 
election of veterinary surgeons before men who are ignorant 
of the science of the art they profess to practise ; against 
which it can only be said that there do, unfortunately, exist 
M.R.C.V.S., whom “ Amicus” has styled “jackdaw pea- 
cocks,” who, in our opinion, are less to be trusted with a sick 
horse than a sensible and experienced farrier. — Ed. Yet. 
PROLAPSUS ANI CURED BY EXCISION. 
By Edw. Dycer, V.S. in general to Constabulary Force, Ireland. 
Sir, — “Visacquirit eundo.” Thus quoting, you will, of 
course, infer that something is meant — such is the fact, — * 
inasmuch as it is, in my conception, that every professional 
man (Veterinary Surgeons at least), should, when cases of 
interest occur to them, not allow such to be consigned to the 
“ tomb of the Capulets,” but transcribe them to that Chroni- 
cler of the Veterinary world (your valuable periodical), for the 
improvement of others: I therefore send you the following: — 
A roan Sulfolk cart-horse, 6 years’ old, the property of 
Anthony Hawkins, Esq., co. Dublin, was rather constipated, 
in consequence of which the steward administered a dose of 
physic. It not operating in due time, injections were had 
recourse to, but, unfortunately, extensive “prolapsus ani” 
ensued. I was sent for, and, on my arrival, found the rectum 
protruding to an extent larger than a hat, and the animal 
straining fearfully, with most extensive lacerations of the 
mucous membrane. I immediately ordered the hind quarters 
to be raised by placing a high bed of straw under the hind 
legs ; had the parts well washed and bathed with a solution 
of Belladonna ; tried the usual manipulations for reduction, 
without success, the straining continuing terrific. The 
owner wished the animal to be destroyed. I was about to 
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