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ESCAPE OF A CONSIDERABLE PORTION OF THE 
OMENTUM THROUGH A WOUND IN THE ABDO- 
MEN— ADHESION OF TUNIC AND TESTICLE IN A 
HORSE-DEFICIENCY OF ANY ANAL OPENING 
IN A LAMB. 
By Mr. J. Younghusband, Penrith. 
Case I. — In the month of August 1841, I was sent for by my 
friend Mr. T. Oldman of Linewath, to examine a mare that had 
staked herself while grazing in the pasture during the night. It 
appeared she had placed her fore feet upon the top of a hedge for 
the purpose of reaching grass from the other side, when her hind 
feet slipping from under her, she fell upon a stump of wood, that 
penetrated through the integuments of the belly, and through 
which a portion of the omentum has made its appearance. 
After examining the wound, I thought there would be no dif- 
ficulty in returning the protruded portion without casting the 
mare ; but as soon as I attempted to return one portion another 
made its appearance, and thus I was baffled in my attempt. 
1 now saw that I ought to have cast the mare at first, which, 
however, I now did ; but in falling, and in her struggles when 
down, about two feet more of the omentum made its appearance, 
which I attempted to return, but found impossible. There was 
evidently no other remedy than to cut away the whole of it, which 
I did close to the wound, returning the small portion included 
between the lips. I then closed the wound by sutures, and she 
was released. 
A short time after being placed in her box she appeared to be 
severely affected with what the attendants called griping pains , 
but which I was satisfied arose from the presence of air in the 
abdominal cavity, which had insinuated itself through the wound 
while the mare was down. Being fearful of the consequence, I 
bled her rather severely, gave an anodyne drink, had her well 
clothed, and which in a short time effectually relieved her. After 
this the wound healed rapidly, with very little suppuration, leav- 
ing only a small hernia, which in no way inconveniences her. 
Case II. — In the same month I was requested to castrate a 
six-year- old horse, in good condition, and that had never served 
any mares. 
After a little preparation by diet and physicking, I proceeded 
to operate. On casting the horse and well cleansing the parts, 
I removed one testicle in the usual manner with the actual cau- 
