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ligature placed on each. The softer structures were then 
brought over the stump of the metacarpal branch of the 
bone, and the edges of the skin placed in apposition and 
secured by sutures; after which some cotton wool, saturated 
with cold water, was applied over the wound, and over that a 
bandage. The colt was now released from the hobbles, and 
led to its box. Blood continued to ooze from the small 
vessels of the skin and other parts for some little time, but 
as soon as it had ceased a fresh pledget of cotton wool, 
saturated as before, was placed over the wound, and then, 
over the whole, a calico bandage was carefully applied. 
The same dressing was used on the following morning, 
when it was observed that very little swelling had taken 
place. 
About the fifth day the ligatures came away, and at the 
same time some of the sutures gave way; and the remainder 
of them were removed in a few days afterwards. 
Only a portion of the wound had healed by the first inten¬ 
tion. It nevertheless cicatrized very fast, except at the 
articulatory extremity of the bone from which the leg had 
been removed. Here the wound remained open for some 
time after the other parts had entirely healed. The healing 
at this part was retarded, in consequence of a continual flow 
of synovia from the synovial membrane and sheaths of the 
divided tendons. This, however, was arrested after a short 
time by the use of pledgets of dry lint and firm bandages, 
thus bringing the edges of the wound in closer apposition. 
The wound was "wholly cicatrized in about a month from 
the time the operation was performed. 
As the owner required the use of the mare, she was 
removed, but the foal, at our request, was left a little longer 
at the College, as we wished to be fully satisfied that the 
wound had completely healed, which we have since found to 
be the case. 
There will always be a small enlargement on the upper 
part of the pastern joint, but the colt, being of the cart- 
breed, and not likely to be required for fast work, we do not 
consider it "will in any way interfere with its usefulness. 
