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CASES OF FRACTURES, &C. 
was a swelling about the fetlock, and a day or two after T was ap- 
plied to for some liniment to apply to the part. A few days after 
this, however, I was called in to see the animal. After examining 
him I told the owner that I considered the ligamentous cord ( liga - 
mentum teres vel rotundum) connecting the thigh bone with the 
body was torn through ; that the bone had been dislocated, but 
again had resumed its natural position : under which circumstances 
1 regarded the bull as valueless alive , and therefore advised that it 
be slaughtered. This, however, was strongly objected to, — all risks 
were to be run. Accordingly I ordered laxative medicine (the fever 
being considerable, with constipation of the bowels), and a stimu- 
lating liniment to be applied over the part opposite to the injury. 
This treatment was continued about a fortnight, when, seeing my 
patient did not improve, and since I saw no reason to change my 
opinion, I requested that another veterinary surgeon be consulted 
with myself on the subject. The owner preferred calling in a far- 
rier of this place, and wished me to meet him ; but to this, of course, 
I objected ; and consequently left the case in my opponent’s hands. 
I heard nothing particular respecting the case until last Friday, 
when I was informed by the butcher who slaughtered the animal 
that, instead of the ligamentum teres being injured, a portion of 
the head of the os femoris — 1 believe only a portion of the cartila- 
ginous covering — had given way ; but as to any other morbid ap- 
pearances I am quite uninformed. 
Query. — Had this animal been subjected to a long course of 
treatment, is it probable that a recovery would have taken place, so 
as to have qualified him for the particular services for which he 
was required* 1 
I may, perhaps, be allowed to state, that the farrier who was 
called in ridiculed the idea of the bone being out of joint; but said 
that the cords were strained, and to remedy this he stabbed the 
skin in about fifty places with a knife, and then rubbed in a blister. 
What further treatment he adopted I know not; but I believe what 
I have said to be correct. 
Case III. — Tenotomy in a Horse. 
In January last I was consulted by a gentleman of this place 
respecting a very valuable six-year-old horse, which had been 
getting more and more lame in the near fore leg for the previous 
six or eight months; and so lame had he become that he seldom 
placed his foot flatly upon the ground, but walked upon the front 
part of his hoof, and his fetlock joint. On examining the leg 
* Anchylosis would, probably, have been the result — Ed. Vet. 
