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A CASK OF NEUROTOM Y IN A COW. 
not uncourteous reminder which the nobleman encounters, that his 
nag is not the ne plus ultra of that day’s show, by his less aris- 
tocratic neighbour, though wealthy yeoman, stalking stately by 
upon a hunter of equal value and stoutness, with his natural coat 
blooming like an Arab fresh from the desert, or vieing in splendour 
with the skin of a Derby winner in the month of May. 
This is a triumph in stable management, which the ardent sports- 
man only can duly appreciate ; the absence of it in a good stud of 
hunters harrow's up feelings in the mind of the owner scarcely go- 
vernable, and envy is not the least of them. Now, signal as the 
success of clipping has been, I do entertain a hope, and am of opi- 
nion, that in the majority of instances it may be superseded by singe- 
ing, under certain modification. 
The very best veterinarians of which our profession can boast 
have yet much to learn concerning the sympathy between the skin, 
the respiratory organs , and the stomach. 
We shall never be able rationally to explain the magic effect 
of the clipping, especially on the wind of the hunter, until we have 
expended much reflection, and the subject is worthy our efforts. 
Considering the vast extent of surface of the skin, the inordinate 
growth of hair must be a considerable expense to the economy of 
itself, and have a debilitating effect. 
I am compelled, through urgent business, abruptly to desert my 
subject ; but I hope to be able to resume it at no very distant day. 
A CASE OF NEUROTOMY IN A COW. 
By Mr. J. GUTTERIDGE, V.S., Ross. 
PARDON me for not sending you the particulars of the lame cow, 
concerning which you so kindly favoured me with your opinion. I 
should have written before, but was anxious to wait some time, in 
order to see whether the lameness would return ; but am proud to 
inform you of the good result of the operation. 
I tried the iodine ointment for some time, but it was of no sort of 
service. 1 then prepared the cow for the operation, by bleeding, 
aperient medicine, and low diet. During this time I availed 
myself of the opportunity of operating upon a dead ox, and then 
on another immediately before it was killed. I commenced the 
operation by cutting the hair from the leg. The cow was cast, and 
well secured with the hobbles. The diseased leg was then re- 
moved from the hobbles and extended, and a tight ligature passed 
round just below the knee. Then, in the centre of the back of the 
leg, a little inclining towards the inside, and about two inches and a 
