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and long roller bandage ; then applied equal parts of powdered 
aluinen and amylum on the wound, and covered the pad of cot¬ 
ton with a liberal quantity of the same. Having the pad held 
against the wound by an assistant I applied the bandage rather 
snuo-ly. I removed this carefully eyery twenty-four hours, for 
one^week, and by this time the synovia had ceased running, 
when I applied boracic acid three times a day, leaving the band¬ 
age off, but keeping the splint bound on the back part of the leg 
tight enough so that the horse could not bend his knee. He 
was tied short so that he could not get at it. In two months it 
was healed over. The owner hauled two loads of corn with lnm 
and then turned him out and he got down to roll, but immedi¬ 
ately arose, with the same knee torn clear across into the bone. 
This horse died in four days. . ... 
I have treated three horses with open joints since with suc¬ 
cess, but when not at work I would have stout splints buckled 
on, and keep them on for five months. 
EMBRYOTOMY—AMPUTATION OF FORE LIMBS AND THORACIC 
EVISCERATION. 
By L. D. Ives, D. V. S., Wallingford, Conn. 
On June 5th I was called to see a cow which was in labor. 
On arriving at pasture where she was lying, found the patient 
to be a large Holstein cow 9 years old. 
Condition .—The forelegs of foetus were protruding from the 
vulva of mother and in a state of putrefaction ; the head was 
bent back on the right side and delivery was impossible m this 
condition. . , . 
History .—Owner had found her in that condition the night 
previous, and he, with the assistance of two other men, had ap¬ 
plied severe traction a number of times, which much complica¬ 
ted the case. 
On examination found an enormous foetus too large lor nat¬ 
ural birth to take place ; tried repulsion, but was impossible, so 
decided to amputate limbs, which was done. This, however, 
proved not enough, so removed the viscera through a hole 111 
thorax. Traction was now applied to head, and foetus delivere 
without further difficulty. . , 
The patient was very weak as a result of the operation an 
prolonged labor, but has made a rapid recovery, and is now do¬ 
ing nicely. Mammitis complicated the case, but yielded easi y 
to Prof. Ryder’s treatment. 
