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this patient could be relieved, it would be of great benefit to him, 
and he should also be induced, when he had another case of the 
same sort, to apply earlier. 
On the 27th of August, having properly prepared her, I per- 
formed the operation in the usual manner. There was nothing 
remarkable that occurred in the after-treatment : the wounds soon 
healed, and the mare remained sound for a month. She was 
then turned out to grass ; and in less than a week, from some 
unknown cause, she again fell lame. I applied a blister from the 
knee to the foot, and she seemed relieved. At this time the 
owner sold her to a farmer, who has since worked her on his 
farm, for which purpose she answers. 
In this case I preferred the higher incision to the lower, on 
account of the long time the mare had been lame, although I 
I well recollect that, when I was attending Mr. Sewell’s lec- 
tures, he preferred the lower incision, in order that the horse 
may retain a portion of sensibility in the front of the foot. I 
must frankly admit that this case did not end so favourably as I 
expected ; but still, if she was not rendered fit for what is termed 
“ fast work,” she was for “ slow before the operation she was 
entirely useless, but now she is fit for common farm purposes. 
Although this case was a partial failure, I shall not relax in my 
endeavours to promulgate the use of neurotomy. To Mr. 
Sewell we are indebted for bringing neurotomy so prominently 
forward, and I trust he will not relax in his praiseworthy endea- 
vours to instil into the minds of his pupils the value of the ope- 
ration ; for if we do not succeed in every case quite to our wishes, 
we save an infinity of pain and suffering to a valuable and pa- 
tient servant of mankind. 
SKETCH OF VETERINARY PRACTICE IN LONDON 
DURING THE YEAR 1836. 
By Mr. Harry Daws, Henrietta Street , Cavendish Square. 
January. — This month was ushered in by frost and snow, 
and, towards the close, there was an abundance of rain. It 
brought numerous cases of bronchitis and pleuritis, all of which 
recovered. The treatment was generally copious venesection, 
with opening medicine, and, if the weather was cold, the patients 
were kept warm. If the pulse remained frequent after the bleed- 
ing had been carried to a considerable extent, the extract of 
belladonna was given with beneficial results — counter-irritation 
