CASES OF PROLAPSUS OF THE BLADDER, &C. 6L3 
soon succeeded in detecting a fracture of the neck of the thigh bone, 
and as such gave my opinion, for which at the time I did not receive 
much laudation from the bystanders. Nevertheless, the owner 
seemed quite satisfied with my decision ; and I related to him the 
other case, at the same time letting him know it was any thing 
but a hopeful one ; yet, if he would follow my advice, I would not 
mind inconveniencing myself, from the interest I took in the affair. 
To this he gave consent ; so, the first step I took was to bleed ; the 
next, to have an active purgative administered, which was to be 
repeated if required. Cold lotions were to be applied to the in- 
flamed part, and the usual antiphlogistic regimen required in 
such cases, to be adopted. The animal was to be kept in as per- 
fectly quiet state as circumstances would admit. By these means, 
in a few days, she was so .much improved that she ate and 
drank with avidity, and gave a fair quantity of milk ; the only re- 
petition used being the lotion, which had to be applied frequently, 
as the inflammatory swelling was with difficulty kept down. No 
other symptom has presented, and at the time of writing this paper 
the cow is apparently doing well. She walks with very little 
lameness (while still in her box) ; but there is a deficiency in the 
plumpness of the muscles of the thigh, compared with the healthy 
state. This result was not apparent in the pony, otherwise I 
see no cause to fear a happy issue, which I shall not fail to report 
at a future time. 
Now, as to broken bones I have read a good deal, and have 
heard a good deal about them, and I have seen a good deal of them ; 
yet, I must frankly confess, I have a good deal to learn, so that I 
cannot come to any fixed conclusion as to the treatment. But in 
cases like the above, so far as I have been concerned, excepting 
the antiphlogistic treatment, I certainly will coincide with the 
maxim in Mr. Key’s case*, viz. that the less there is done in these 
cases the better. 
CASES OF PROLAPSUS OF THE BLADDER AND 
PURPURA HAEMORRHAGICA. 
By WM. Cox, M.R.C.V.S . , Ashbourne. 
The cases of prolapsus cystis in animals which have hitherto 
appeared in the pages of The Veterinarian are but few, and 
those few have tended to produce upon the mind of the reader an 
unfavourable impression as to the ultimate recovery of animals 
similarly affected. 
* Vide “ Lancet,” 1829-30, p. 228. 
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