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ON NEUROTOMY. 
12 p.m. —Much more restless, hanging her head under the 
manger: ears and legs icy cold; cold sweats, &c. Died Sep¬ 
tember 14th, at 3 a.m. 
Post-mortem Examination. 
The parietal portion of the peritoneum inflamed ; the liver 
lighter coloured than usual, with an effusion of a yellow serous 
fluid amounting to nearly three gallons. 
P. S. I have lately had a horse under treatment for an acci¬ 
dent he met with when out hunting, which rendered it absolutely 
necessaiy, in order to save his life, to take up the vein at the hock : 
if you think it worthy of notice, I will give it you in my next. 
ON NEUROTOMY. 
By Mr. W. S. Rickwood, Bedford. 
Gentlemen, —The following cases of disease, which I have 
the pleasure of sending to your excellent publication, may, per¬ 
haps, tend (with others of a similar nature) to prove the benefits 
resulting from neurotomy in very severe stages of contraction of 
the foot, and ossific disease. It will be seen, by the dates of 
four, that the relief has by no means been temporary. Each of 
those subjects would have been totally useless but for the intro¬ 
duction, by Mr. Sewell, of the “ unnerving” operation. So far 
as my experience goes, however, I would never recommend its 
adoption when there is a rational hope of succeeding by any 
other treatment. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, 
W. S. Rickwood, V. S. 
In 1818, a grey cart mare, six years old, the property of Mr. 
Brazier, of Goldington, in this neighbourhood, was examined by 
me. She was very lame in both fore feet, in consequence of 
very extensive ossification about the coronets; and was scarcely 
capable of moving on the hard road. I operated on both legs : she 
became sound, and worked in Mr. Brazier's team about two 
years afterwards, when she was sold at Potton Fair for thirty 
guineas. 
In 1818, a grey gelding, belonging to W. Pedley, Esq., of 
Barford, in this neighbourhood, was very lame in both fore 
feet, in consequence of much contraction of the hoofs. I ope¬ 
rated on both his legs: he became sound; and Mr. Pedley re¬ 
gularly hunted him in the Oakley Hunt for several years after¬ 
wards. The horse was sold, after Mr. Pedley’s decease a short 
time since, by auction, and was then sound in his action. 
