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some aperient medicine, and continued the bandages with 
cold water, and applied a suitable truss to the hock. 
I need not give a report of the case from day to day ; 
suffice it to say, that the cold water and the truss were con- 
tinued in use — and the animal never manifested the least 
inconvenience from the operation. 
November 21st. — He was considered cured ; not the least 
appearance of the enlargement being left. 
29th. — On this day the horse was attacked with abdo- 
minal obstruction, and despite all our remedial measures 
consisting of active purgatives; as Solut. Aloes, Calomel, 
Oleum Lini et Crotoni, w T ith the frequent use of medicated 
enemata, counter-irritants, &c., he continued to grow w r orse 
till the 1st of December, when death took place. 
This was the fourth attack of this kind that the animal 
had experienced while under treatment for the diseased hock. 
I fonvarded the hock to Professor Spooner for dissection, 
having previously mentioned the case to him, and he has 
very kindly informed me that the operation was perfectly 
successful. 
I am, gentlemen. 
Yours respectfully. 
INTERRUPTED DILATATION OF THE DUODENUM, 
FROM IMPACTED INGESTA, ACCOMPANIED 
WITH VOMITING. .ALSO, SACCULATION OF 
THE RECTUM. 
Bv T. M. Leech, M.R.C.V.S., Bakewell. 
Gentlemen, — You will receive a canister containing 
two portions of intestine, and also a hardened mass com- 
posed of the berries and twigs of the thorn-tree, which w r as 
taken from the duodenum. The two portions of intestine 
are parts of the duodenum, cut open to show 7 the excessive 
dilatation of its coats, forming the tw T o pouches, described 
below 7 . The other gut is the rectum, showing an enlargement 
in it wffiich appears to be from hardened dung . It was felt 
by me during an examination, whilst the animal w 7 as alive. 
It w 7 as situated on the superior part of the rectum. I have 
not attempted to cut into it, and, therefore, shall anxiously 
w r ait your opinion upon this singular and to me very strange 
state of the rectum. 1 will now describe the case. On 
