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operation, and I hope during my service never to see it 
resorted to again. I trust, for the sake of humanity, the 
members of the profession will take this simple and easy 
method I have described into consideration, and always bear 
in mind that whenever we are called upon to perform any 
operation it is our duty to lessen the sufferings of our 
patients, and to do all in our power to save an unfortunate 
animal from unnecessary torture. Apologising for thus 
occupying your pages, 
I remain, Gentlemen, 
Your most obedient servant. 
Hyde Park Barracks ; July 12, 1855. 
ACCUMULATION OF 8ERO-PURULENT MATTER 
IN THE UTERUS OF A HEIFER: EVACUATED 
SEVEN TIMES. 
By W. A. Cartwright, M.R.C.V.S., Whitchurch, Salop. 
On the 30th July, 1854, I was called in to attend a two 
year old heifer, the property of Mr. Ralph Burgess, of this 
town, cheesefactor. 
Symptoms . — The animal is continually elevating her tail, 
strains very much, and tries to force something down from 
either the anus or the vagina. I introduced my hand up the 
rectum and detected a tumour in the situation of the uterus, 
half the size of one’s head. On passing my hand up the 
vagina I could feel the enlarged uterus. The os uteri was 
not in the least dilated. She now forced the os uteri and 
surrounding parts into sight, which were rather inflamed, but 
otherwise in a normal state. Thinking it might be an 
impregnated uterus, I did not consider it advisable to puncture 
the uterus through the os uteri. I therefore bled her, and 
ordered aperient and sedative medicines to allay the spasm 
and irritation. In a day or two after this she got better, and 
did not strain so much, and she continued so for a fortnight 
or three weeks, but afterwards she relapsed into her former 
state. To be left alone for awhile. 
September 11th. — Finding her to be no better, I again 
introduced my hand up the rectum, and found the uterus was 
as large again as when I first saw her. The os uteri was not 
in the least dilated, but the parts around it were much inflamed. 
Seeing no amendment in her, I was determined to puncture 
