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Although the symptoms of inflamed liver were evident during life, 
and received their appropriate treatment, the disease was not arrest- 
ed. On examination after death, considerable tubercular deposit in 
that organ had evidently existed for a long time in both instances. 
The immediate causes of the affection appeared to be merely acci- 
dental, and in both animals involved the liver still farther in disease, 
probably in consequence of that viscus being in a disordered con- 
dition, or predisposed for their operation. Disease of the liver is 
particularly common among cattle, and, in consequence of the 
peculiar sympathetic disorder of the stomachs which generally 
attends it, is very apt to be mistaken for primary affection of the 
stomachs themselves, but may with proper care be distinguished 
therefrom. 
The case of “ caries of rib” occurred in a colt, the property of 
Mr. Inch Dryley, and was brought to the College while exhibiting 
the following appearances. There was a sinuous opening about 
the middle of the thoracic region on the near side, from which 
flowed a quantity of unhealthy-looking pus. The sinus extended 
in an upward direction about three inches, and had been discharging 
during some months. The colt was cast, and the wound through 
the integuments and muscles freely opened. The cause of mis- 
chief was found to be a portion of dead rib, about the size of a 
walnut, contained loosely within an expanded shell of living bone, 
and through which, communicating with the sinus, there was a 
small aperture, but insufficient to admit removal of the carious part. 
After some difficulty the opening through the living bone was 
enlarged, and the dead piece extracted. Proper dressings were 
applied to the parts, which are now almost healed. 
The bulk of the cases under the head “sprains of tendons,” 
consists of sprains in tendons of the extremities ; but there are 
several cases included of sprains of the psoae and glutei muscles 
and their tendons. 
We have several very aggravated cases of quittor that were 
apparently hopeless on their first coming, but which are now doing 
well. 
About the same number of cases requiring firing this month has 
again been operated on by the students, which, together with other, 
operations occurring in practice, they are required to perform. To 
those especially who are going up to their examinations this spring 
every opportunity of performing operations is afforded which pre- 
sents itself. 
