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prevent it. From this time up to the month of April, the 
colt fell away in condition, and the enlargement of the 
scrotum had now become of such a size, that the owner had 
no hopes of the animal ever being of any use. As a last re- 
source I determined to have him prepared for castration, and 
on the 19th of April I performed this operation. On having 
him cast, I found the enlargement on one side, involving both 
the scrotum and inside of the thigh, to be as large as a per- 
son’s head. I immediately removed one testicle in the usual 
manner, and then applied the caustic clam ; after which, with 
a great deal of trouble and continued manipulation, 1 suc- 
ceeded in reducing the hernia on the other side, and getting 
hold of the testicle. I adopted the covered operation for the 
removal of the organ by cutting through the integuments 
only, and then dissecting them from the tunica vaginalis. 
This being done I put the clam on as high up as I could pos- 
sibly get it, and made it perfectly secure, after which the colt 
was allowed to rise. Two days subsequently I had the clam 
taken from the side the hernia did not exist, but allowed the 
other to remain on until its detachment by the sloughing 
process, and which was effected in about ten days. By 
proper attention to feeding, and the selection of appropriate 
food, the colt in the course of about three weeks was per- 
fectly well and cured of both herniae. He is now 2 years old, 
and has been sold for a great sum of money, there being no 
signs of his ever having been ruptured. 
In operating for scrotal hernia much advantage would be 
derived by an assistant introducing his hand into the rectum, 
and in this way endeavouring to draw the intestine out of 
the scrotum, but in the case of a young animal it might be 
attended with danger. 
OSSIFICATION OF THE TESTICLES IN A YEAR- 
OLD COLT. 
By the Same. 
On the l?th April, 1855, I was requested to go a con- 
siderable distance to see a valuable year-old colt, of the farm 
breed, belonging to a gentleman, w'hich was intended to be 
kept entire; but owing to an enlargement of one of the tes- 
ticles having been observed to gradually take place, my 
opinion was asked concerning it. On examination of the 
parts, I found both testicles increased in size to such an 
