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“ had something wrong in foaling; for the foal seemed to be 
coming the wrong way.” When I saw her, I was struck wit i 
the singularity of the appearance. The foal was protruded as far 
as the middle of the chest, and the fore legs were almost a yard 
asunder, one hanging down towards the thighs, and the o ler 
standing up above the tail. The body of the foal was lying on 
its oft’side: of course it was dead. The near leg had, in the 
act of foaling, been forced through the rectum, and then through 
the anus. , , 
The mare was cold and feeble; the pulse was scarcely per¬ 
ceptible, and she seemed to be sinking rapidly. 1 told the 
owner it was almost a hopeless case, and that he must decide 
whether the extraction of the foal should be attempted. He said 
he should wish it to be tried, as the mare could but die. 
The nearest place which was suitable to the operation was a 
barn a quarter of a mile off, to which she was immediately 
walked; and as I followed her, and witnessed her staggering 
gait, I felt as if she was going to execution. She was thrown, 
and pulleyed up to a joist. The near leg of the foal was 
dissected off at the knee, and with the right hand forced back 
into the vagina, where it 
drawn a little forward. As the only obstacle of the foaling was 
now removed, the remaining part of the operation was soon ac¬ 
complished, and the mare got on her legs. The wound through 
the rectum was terrific, as 1 had easily put my arm through it 
She was then walked back home, and seemed much better; and 
durino- the day had some purging medicine, and was ordered to 
have no hay, but to be kept on wet bran and clover for a week. 
She was "raked two or three times a-day, and the vagina was 
washed out. The feces which escaped through the wound into 
the vagina were not wholly expelled, but a portion of them 
lodged “and therefore it was necessary frequently to cleanse the 
vaginal passage. The wound in the rectum healed very rapidly, 
and the mare°never exhibited any unfavourable symptoms with 
regard to her health, after the extraction of the foal. On the 5th 
of“April I considered her well enough to discontinue my attend¬ 
ance, and she soon afterwards went to work as if nothing had 
happened, and has remained well to this time. 
A CASE OF RUPTURE OF THE UTERUS IN A COW. 
By Mr. F. King, Jun., Stanmore. 
As the following case is one of not very frequent occurrence, 
and as it affords another proof of the utility of post-mortem 
