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school at Alfort, we operated before the pupils in a similar way 
to that adopted by this gentleman : but, after the extirpation had 
been effected, we inserted pledgets into the orbit, which M. 
Eleouet does not, and as no accident results from the omission, 
his mode of treatment is an improvement. 
The fourth observation is entitled “ Cystocele in a Foal eight 
Fays old ” This case is the more remarkable from its probably 
being the only example of inguinal hernia of the bladder that has 
ever been observed in the horse. As this hernia, with the nature 
of which M. Eleouet was necessarily unacquainted, was compli- 
cated with strangulation, he decided, in conjunction with his fel- 
low-practitioner M. Morel, on proceeding immediately to make 
an incision into the testicular ring ; but as soon as the hernial 
sac was opened, the operators saw at once that it was the base 
of the bladder which they had before them, and not a curve of 
the intestine. Having forced all the urine contained in the stran- 
gulated portion of the bladder through the ring by means of 
suitable compression, the reduction was effected without any pre- 
paratory incision. Proper pledgets were then placed on the 
part, and the hernia did not return. For eight or ten days the 
little patient appeared to be going on as well as possible, and the 
most satisfactory results were anticipated, when, a few days 
afterwards, the animal died in consequence of a vast purulent de- 
posit, which extended from the opposite inguinal region to that 
which had been the seat of the hernia, and to the trachelian pro- 
longation of the sternum. The bladder appeared to be very 
nearly in its natural state. 
The fifth case has reference to an instance of reversion of the 
uterus in a cow, where the primitive accident became complicated 
with a rupture in the organ, across which the hand of the ope- 
rator had to pass. M. Eleouet terminated the operation without 
taking any notice of the rupture, and the animal perfectly reco- 
vered. This is a new fact to be added to those already registered 
in the annals of science, and which tend to prove that wounds in 
the uterus are far from being so dangerous in the cow as many 
are inclined to believe. 
M. Eleouet concludes his manuscript with an account of a case 
of enormous entero-hydrocele observed in a foal three years old. 
The inguinal ring was so much dilated that a person could with- 
out difficulty push back its contents, and even thrust the hand 
into the abdomen through this opening. The hand being with- 
drawn, the hernia re-appeared. M. Eleouet began by punctur- 
ing the testicular sheath in order to get rid of the hydrocele. On 
the following day he proceeded to the reduction of the hernia, 
and, to prevent a recurrence of it, he castrated the covered testi- 
