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the ligament, the head extended on the neck and held firm, the 
ligamentous cord is divided, in its whole thickness, from inwards 
outwards, being careful not to divide the skin. All this is done 
quickly, as the blood is escaping very freely ; the wound is 
plugged with oakum, soaked in perchloride of iron solution, and 
closed with quilled sutures. Twenty-four hours after, these are 
removed and the wound dressed with a mixture of naphthol 
and camphor, equal parts. Under the influence of this dressing, 
made daily, the cicatrization begins to take place, the soreness 
of the poll diminishes, but the swelling remains, specially on the 
left side. A few days later, about ten, a fistulous opening is dis¬ 
covered on the left of the wound of operation ; thick, white pus 
escapes from it, free from necrosed parts. This fistula is in¬ 
jected with a solution of iodine, viz., io parts of the tincture, 
20 of distilled water, and sufficient quantity of iodide of potas¬ 
sium to make the mixture limpid. The dressings of naphthol 
and camphor are continued. Forty-seven days after the opera¬ 
tion, all the wounds are cicatrized, the poll is no longer swollen, 
but yet remains painful; but a month later, the animal can 
stand the pressure of the bridle. 
(To be continued .) 
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GERMAN REVIEW. 
By W. V. Bieser, D. V. S., New York City. 
Leucaemia in a Cat \Lellmaii \.—At the end of Feb¬ 
ruary I was called to examine a cat that had, according to the 
version of the owner, emaciated markedly in spite of a good 
appetite. I found a two-year old cat, badly nourished, in a state 
of general weakness with her hairy coat minus its gloss. The 
visible mucous membranes were very pale, the pulse small, soft, 
irregular, 150 to the minute ; the cardiac pulsation was abnor¬ 
mally vigorous, and could be felt on both sides of the chest. 
As the animal was very emaciated the pulsation could 
also be seen at the left side of the chest. Percussion in the 
cardiac region showed increased dullness, and gave an almost 
tympanitic note. Both sounds of the heart were audible, the 
first sound louder and of shorter duration than normal, the 
second sound decidedly weakened and accompanied by a mur- 
