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INOCULATION FOR STRANGLES. 
M. TOGGIA, Jun. has introduced this practice in the neigh¬ 
bourhood of Turin. He inserts the mucus which flows from 
the nostrils, after the tumour has begun to form, and he -pro¬ 
duces a disease with every character of strangles. A defluxion 
from the nose appears about the 7th day after inoculation. 
On the 8th day the specific tumor is seen, and which, if no 
means be used to hasten its suppuration, may be opened on the 
14fh day. Tn 1823, he inoculated more than 80 colts, in all 
of whom the disease assumed the mildest form, and in none of 
them has it appeared a second time.— SuhCimurro, 8^c, Torino, 
. 1826. 
AMPUTATION OF THE PENIS IN THE HORSE. • 
NEITHER Percivall ' nor Blaine speak of the amputation of 
the penis, an operation of rare occurrence, but which the vete¬ 
rinarian may deem it necessary to perform. M. Huzard exa¬ 
mined a penis covered with chancres and warts, which he 
pronounced to be incurable, and determined on amputation. 
He passed a canula into the urethra to secure the passage of 
the urine, and then applied a strong ligature round the penis 
below the diseased part, and which he daily tightened. On 
the 8th day the separation was complete, and the animal did wellT 
M. Barthelemy, Jun. was consulted respecting a horse which 
had relaxation, or paralysis of the penis. It protruded eight 
inches, and was slightly tumefied, but presented no appearance 
of inflammation. Various means were tried in vain to remove 
the paralysis, and the protrusion rendering the horse almost 
unserviceable: amputation was resorted to. A canula was pass¬ 
ed as by M. Huzard, and a flat ligature moderately tightened 
was placed an inch beyond the place where it was determined 
to make the incision. 
The section however had no sooner been made than the 
remainimg part of the penis was forcibly retracted within the 
sheath, displacing both the ligature and the canula, and 
very little hemorrhage followed. For five days some bleeding 
accompanied the emission of urine, evidently depending on the 
partial erection which always precedes this process in the horse. 
In 10 days the horse was apparently well and sent to work. 
About the 30th day however there was considerable difficulty 
in the emission of urine. In the act of healing the skin had 
grown over the orifice of the urethra and nearly closed it. 
