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TWO CASES OF INGUINAL HERNIA. 
By Mr, W. Maw, Thornton, near Bickering, Yorkshire, 
To the Editors of The Veterinarian^^ 
Gentlemen, 
H AviNG derived much interest and benefit from the numerous 
cases published in your valuable Journal, of which I have been 
since its commencement a regular reader, and having during my 
practice met with several cases of inguinal hernia, I herewith 
forward two ; and if you deem them worthy of insertion, they 
are much at your service. 
CASE I. 
Mr. John Simpson, of Weldale-Beck House, near Scarbo¬ 
rough, purchased of Mr. Osbaldeston’s land agent, a chesnut 
mare in foal to the celebrated horse Grey Orville : she having 
proved herself a most extraordinary good hunter, great confi¬ 
dence was placed in her produce. 
Early on the morning of the 7th of June last (1832), she was 
seen to drop a beautiful colt foal; but on account of her being 
very irritable and wild, it was thought proper not to approach 
her. On Mr. Simpson^s returning to see them, however, about 
an hour afterwards, he was surprised to find the foal rolling 
about on its back, with a large tumour between its thighs. 
I was immediately sent for; and on examination I found it to 
be a very large inguinal hernia, wdfich I reduced with difficulty: 
having been successful in supporting similar hernise with sim¬ 
ple pads and bandages, recourse was had to them here ; and 
I left my patient in a favourable way. 
Having many miles further to ride, I purposed seeing it on 
my return, which happened at a late hour in the same night. 
On my arrival, Mr. Simpson said he had given up all hopes of 
its recovery, as the hernia had been down the greatest part of 
the day, and baffled every effort he had used to keep it up. 
I found the poor animal unable to rise, the pulse quick and 
intermittent, tlie extremities cold, and the body covered with 
cold perspiration. I again reduced the hernia, and had it held 
up by the hand of an assistant until a large bason of blood was 
abstracted, and a dose of castor oil given : the legs were then 
hand-rubbed and bound up with flannel. 
Fortunately a party of tinkers were encamped on the road¬ 
side, near the ])lace, of whom I procured a plate of tin, and cut 
