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the one there suggested 5 and these a re the only means by 
which any good ean be effected. In the concluding para- 
graphs of that letter, my views of this part of the subject are 
expressed with so much fulness* that 1 feel to add anything 
now might lay me open to the charge of an unnecessary 
repetition, and therefore I am satisfied to leave it for 
the present in the hands of the readers of the Vete- 
rinarian ^ 
ON “ GUT-TIE/ 5 
By A. Walker, M.R.C.V.S., Rugby; 
Being aw^are that considerable difference of opinion exists 
amongst the members of the profession as to the true nature 
of the disease amongst cattle called u gut-tie*” and having, 
during the last week, met with a case in which the symptoms 
were w^ell defined, I therefore had the animal slaughtered, 
and have forwarded you by rail to-day the diseased parts 
entire. I was present w hen the beast w r as opened, and was 
very careful in securing the parts in the position in w^hich 
you will find them; From the examination I have made, I 
believe that a knuckle of small intestine has become strangu- 
lated by hanging over the remains of the vas deferens. These 
cases are by rto means uncommon in this district ; and 
during the last ten or twelve years, I have operated success- 
fully upon many. Should you wish for further particulars, 
or think the subject of sufficient interest for the pages of the 
Veterinarian , I will forward you an account as to the class 
of beast, symptoms, operation, &c. &c. 
[Our reply to the above will have been anticipated by our 
readers. To it W'e received the following answer :] 
The history of the case referred to in my former letter is 
as follows : On Friday last, I w*as sent for to see a three- 
years-old Hereford ox, the property of a farmer living near 
Rugby. He said he perceived the animal to be unwell on 
the previous day ; and as it appeared to get w-orse, he sent 
for me. I found the animal, which had been removed from 
a field into a shed, labouring under the following symptoms: 
General uneasiness, exhibited by occasionally lying down 
and getting up, frequently shifting the hind legs, stretching 
himself, and twisting the hind quarters in a peculiar manner. 
