SUPERFETATION IN THE COW. 
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There was much bony deposition about the inferior part of the 
large metacarpal bone; and likewise the superior head of the 
os sufFraginis and the sessamoid bones were carious. The 
horse was a stranger to me, and I could not ascertain how long 
he had been in that state. 
The next case was a successful one. A bay horse, the pro¬ 
perty of a gentleman in the town of Driffield, had been lame in 
the right hind leg, less or more, for two years. He first began 
to go upon his toe from a strain in the back sinews. The black¬ 
smith thickened the heels of the shoe a little at each time of 
shoeing, and the gentleman kept using him in his gig—the horse 
being a great favourite—until at last the blacksmith was beaten, 
for the horse, at length, could not stand upon the lame leg 
while a shoe was to be put upon the sound foot. On that 
account he was thrown out of work, and he was in this state 
when he was put under my care. 
I cast him, and performed the usual operation. After I had 
divided the flexor tendons, the leg very nearly went into its pro¬ 
per position, which gave me great hopes of his doing well. 
In five weeks I discharged him from my infirmary, to the 
great satisfaction of the owner. The horse has since gone 
on well. 
The great difference in the result may afford a useful hint 
to some of the readers of The Veterinarian, and I think 
that I shall profit by the lesson I received. 
A CASE OF SUPERFETATION IN THE COW. 
Bj/ Mr. W. Cowell, Hatfield PeverilL 
On Saturday, June 20th, 1835, about 6 p.m., a cow, belong¬ 
ing to Mr. B-, Woodhamwalter, calved a very fine living- 
calf. The placenta following almost immediately after the 
foetus, and the cow was left until 9 o'clock, when, much to their 
surprise, a second calf was discovered, somewhat smaller than a 
hare. The cow did well. Not having seen any similar case 
reported either in your valuable periodical, or in any other work, 
I have been induced to send you this short history. 
SPLENITIS IN THE OX. 
By M. Crusel, Grenada. 
Inflammation of the spleen often occurs in the ox. Hav¬ 
ing little intensity at its commencement, it sometimes suddenly 
