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HYDROCELE IN A FOAL. 
7L/ il/r. Youmg, Mn 'uhead of Gartikirk, 
On the 25th of June, 1834, I was consulted respecting the 
following case. 
On the 9th of the same month, about eight hours after birth, 
a foal and its mother were driven from an old house to a new farm¬ 
steading which was erecting. A quantity of old timber was lying 
about near the door. The foal fell upon a portion of the timber, 
which came in contact with the scrotum and groin, and a consi¬ 
derable enlargement of the scrotum gradually followed. 
A neighbouring quack and farrier was desired to examine the 
case. He was of opinion that the enlargement was produced by 
rupture, and thought it advisable to cut down upon it and put it 
up. The owner being sceptical about this mode of explanation 
and treatment, as the foal had sucked and dunged since the first 
attack, I was called in to examine the case; and, on seeing it, 
I was not a little surprised. There was much enlargement of 
the scrotum ; the left side had the appearance of the testicle of a 
three-years old colt, except that, when handled, it was soft and 
heavy, and extended anteriorly past the umbilicus. The sheath 
was pushed on one side, and, when the patient walked, the enlarge¬ 
ment had a vibratory and shaking motion. I gave it as my 
opinion that the swelling was filled with some fluid, and that 
there w'as no hernia. I then took a lancet, and made a large 
puncture in the pendulous portion of the left side of the scrotum, 
where the incision is made in castration: a green-coloured fluid 
made its escape, to the quantity of about three quarts. I put 
into the puncture a pledget of tow, and ordered the same to be 
renewed daily, in order to keep the orifice open; the scrotum was 
rubbed with ol. tereb., ol. Europ., and aqua ammon., equal parts, 
every second day. The swelling decreased daily, and the sur¬ 
face of the scrotum became more and more wrinkled. On the 
15th of August there was no vestige of the disease, and the foal 
continues healthy. 
VETERINARY SCHOOL AT LYONS; 
EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS DURING THE 
SCHOLASTIC YEAR 1833 - 4 . 
Bj/ M. Grognier, Director of the School, 
CLINICAL CHAIR. 
We have much satisfaction in announcing that the practice of 
our hospital has increased during the last year. The number of 
animals admitted into the infirmary from the first of August in 
