376 THE (LESAREAN OPERATION, FALSE LABOUR, &C. 
Grasping it firmly, I succeeded in extracting it without much 
inconvenience. After the operation the quantity of urine eva- 
cuated was incredible. 
The calculus appears to be a phosphatic deposit : it weighs 
about four drachms avoirdupois, and measures in its long dia- 
meter about two inches, and in its short about an inch and a 
quarter. It presents a very irregular surface externally. 
I may add, that very little hemorrhage occurred after its ex- 
traction. The sheath and penis were well cleansed and fomented 
after its removal, and a mild cathartic given, quietude and 
mashes directed, and the strictly avoiding of all agents of adiuretic 
nature. Under this treatment the animal rapidly recovered ; 
and so completely so, that in less than a week he resumed his 
usual work, at which he has continued up to the present time 
without manifesting any derangement whatever of the urinary 
organs. 
The horse had been observed to have difficulty in passing his 
urine for some time previous to my seeing him ; but, as to the 
nature of the affection, no one was consulted until he was 
brought to me. 
I am, Sir, 
Respectfully yours, &c. 
THE CESAREAN OPERATION— FALSE LABOUR, &c. 
By John Younghusband, Y.S. Greystoke, Cumberland. 
In the April number of The VETERINARIAN for 1851, there 
is a paper from the pen of Mr. Cartwright, giving an account 
of the progress of the Caesarean operation, wherein he mentions, 
that it is sometimes had recourse to when the animal cannot be 
delivered, and specially for the purpose of saving a valuable 
progeny ; to which he adds, a case in point may be found in 
the “Proceedings of the Veterinary Medical Association.” To 
this, if I may be permitted, I beg to add another one ; which, 
though of no great utility in itself, may tend to shew the ad- 
vantage arising from a prompt and decided diagnosis. 
May 24 th , 1849. — I was desired by a farmer (not a regular 
employer of mine) to visit a cow, which he described to be in 
a laborious state of parturition, which was attended with ex- 
treme debility and loss of motive power. He stated, that they 
had been using all their means to get the calf away, but without 
avail ; as they could find no passage up to it. Now, from his 
