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CASE OF FISTULA IN ANO. 
By C. P ercivall, Esq., Gth Dragoons. 
IN the early part of July last, my attention was called to a 
young four-years’-old horse (which had joined the regiment in 
the preceding month) by the troop Serjeant Major; who observed 
there was a small hole close to his fundament, from which issued 
a constant discharge. Upon examining the horse, I found there 
was one fistulous sinus running along the side of the rectum, to 
the depth of five or six inches; and another intersecting the 
glutei muscles , running upwards and outwards to a considerable 
extent: the probing was accompanied with a copious discharge 
of sanious matter. . 
The external orifice, common to both sinuses, was situated 
within the hollow, around to the anus, about two inches, or two 
inches and a half, on one side of it. 
Being desirous to avoid, if possible, exciting any great degree 
of inflammation in the parts, I had recourse, in the first instance, 
to simple dressings, and persevered in a variety of them for a 
length of time; administering the while alterative doses of 
aloes and calomel. Finding the disease, however, was making 
rapid and alarming progress, and evidently affecting the general 
health of the animal (which was manifest both by loss of appe¬ 
tite and flesh, and also by an unthrifty appearance in the skin), 
I determined on having recourse to more active measures; and 
forthwith introduced into each sinus a small skein of tow, covered 
with a mixture of sulphuric acid and sulphate of copper, made into 
a paste about the consistence of cream. This produced a good 
slough y after which the parts took on a healthy action, anci a 
cure was ultimately the consequence. 
Nottingham Barracks, 
Dec. 26 , 1828 . 
LIGATURE OF THE JUGULAR. 
To the Editor of “ The Veterinarian .” 
Sir, 
Should you deem the accompanying case worthy of a place 
in your highly useful and interesting publication, its inseition 
will oblige, 
Sir, 
Your’s obediently, 
C. Taylor, V. S. 
Nottingham, 
March 26, 1829. 
