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cheerful, and the pulse fell by evening to the healthy standard, 
32 per minute, and so continued until noon the following day, 
when, being rather agitated by numerous visiters, it rose to 38, 
and by night to 45. Four quarts of blood were taken from the 
jugular vein, a mild purgative given, and frequent clysters. 
Feb. 28.—Pulse 40 ; in the evening 44; bowels relaxed. 
March 1.—Pulse 44; purgative and clysters repeated. 
March 2.—Pulse 42, and so continued until the 8th, when it 
declined to 38, and subsequently to 32, at which it continued this 
day (the 18th), three weeks since the operation; the bowels having 
been kept open by aperient doses of aloes and by clysters. 
The urine was evacuated partly by the orifice until this time; 
but the wound is now healed, and it flows through the whole 
length of the urethra without the least impediment. The horse 
is exercised daily, and is fit to be discharged. 
CASE OF NAVICULAR LAMENESS. 
To the Editors of “ The Veterinarian 
Edinburgh, April, 1829, No. 40, Rose Street. v 
Gentlemen, 
Although we often witness the origin of diseases in horses, 
yet, from their changing owners so frequently, we are prevented 
from observing their progress, and tracing the termination of such 
diseases ; and consequently are deprived of the history of many a 
case which might otherwise prove highly valuable to the impiove- 
ment of our pathological knowledge. 
The following case I watched, and traced from the beginning : 
trusting, therefore, that it may not be unacceptable to^ youi 
readers, I beg its insertion in u The "V eterinarian, and 
remain, 
With due respect, Gentlemen, 
Yours, 8cc. 8cc. 
W. Henderson. 
JULY 10, 1825.—A bay horse, the property of Mr. James Ross, 
Roval Hotel, came in lame on the off fore foot, from a deposit of 
ossific matter in the centre of the inner lateral cartilage, about 
the size of a common bean, and which he seemed to feel painful 
on pressure being applied to it. 1 ordered him to be shod with a 
