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carried beyond its proper bounds, closing up for the time, or 
obstructing more or less, the avenues to the influence of 
taste.” For instance, in the 4 Veterinarian’ for November, 
1852, Mr. Shaw 44 proposed bringing out a second edition of 
the Physiology of Expansion, early in spring.” I hope the 
order for the trial of the unartistic mechanical shoe has not 
knocked the type into pie, thus 44 closing up for the time , or 
obstructing , more or loss , the avenues to the influence of taste for 
the artistic ones .” 
DISEASE OF THE URETER AND BLADDER. 
By George Lewis, M.R.C.V.S. Monmouth. 
Dear Sir, — On the 6th ultimo I was requested to see a 
bullock, 2 years old, the property of a farmer, eight miles 
distant from this town. 
Symptoms : — Tail constantly erected ; faeces of a very 
dark colour, harder than natural, and ejected in small quan- 
tities, and with a violent straining effort, with back greatly 
roached ; has been losing flesh for some time past ; does not 
feed well, especially when at grass, which food he abandons 
for hay. There is a continual dribbling of the urine, and 
when the animal urinates voluntarily the stream is much 
smaller than natural ; urine of a very pale colour, and oc- 
casionally tinged with blood; pain is not evinced when 
pressure is applied over the region of the kidneys ; rumi- 
nation natural. There were no other objective symptoms 
which would indicate disease. The owner had imagined it to 
be a case of 44 gut tie,” and I was sent for in consequence. 
Exa m in ation. — On passing the hand up the rectum, within 
the left ureter a hard substance, about the size of a pullet’s 
egg, could be felt, which appeared to give pain upon pressure 
being applied. Upon applying pressure to the bladder, only 
a small stream of urine could be produced ; but upon this, 
as upon every other occasion, I could not succeed in emptying 
the bladder ; upon its inferior-lateral portion, and near its 
neck, could be detected a hard substance ; its neck also ap- 
peared to be much thickened. I now informed the owner that 
there was not any acute disease, although it was evident that 
there was an obstruction to the alimentary canal, and I 
believed also actual disease of the bladder, the symptoms of 
which indicated calculus , but that I could not speak posi- 
tively as to its existence, not then being able to make the 
necessary examination ; and that probably the symptoms 
