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CONGENITAL ATROPHY OF THE TESTES OF A 
HORSE. 
By the Same. 
I lately observed a horse at work in a team, which, by 
his appearance, I thought must be a stallion. I afterwards 
saw this animal turned out with the other horses, and as I 
knew there w r as a mare among them, and he did not 
interfere with any of them, I was anxious to make an exami- 
nation of him. Meeting with the owner in the field, I re- 
marked how like a stallion this horse appeared, when he 
informed me, that he had not been castrated, but from some 
cause or other he would not notice a mare. The horse being 
very quiet, I had no difficulty in examining the scrotum, 
when I found both testicles in their natural place : they were, 
however, deficient in size, and also very soft to the feel. He 
would allow me to handle them in any way I pleased, as they 
did not appear so sensitive as those organs are in their healthy 
state. One was about the size of a hen’s egg, the other a 
little larger, but softer than the smaller one. I inquired if 
an attempt to castrate the horse had been made, or if he had 
ever received any injury in the parts, and was told that 
nothing had occurred to him, and that he was now in the 
same state that nature had formed him. 
A CASE OF VIOLENT CATARRH IN A PIG. 
By the Same. 
I was called upon to see a pig belonging to a labouring 
man, who informed me that the animal had a great difficulty 
in breathing, and that he thought he would soon be choked. 
Upon seeing the patient, I concluded that it was suffering 
from violent inflammation of the membrane lining the nasal 
cavities, similar to an affection observed occasionally in the 
human subject. The animal had the greatest possible diffi- 
culty in respiring, and was obliged every now and then to 
gasp for breath to prevent being suffocated. I ordered a bold 
dose of salts and ginger to be given immediately, and for it 
to be repeated the next day if necessary. This presently 
effected relief, and in due time the pig recovered. I have been 
