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ng the lips of the wound too closely together, leaving room 
or the swelling. I then loosened his hobbles, let him up and 
sd him into a box stall, roomy and well ventilated. His 
lieting consisted of bran mashes, steamed oats and hay, 
yhich he refused to partake of, only drinking a little water 
t times, pawing at times and moving around in his box very 
neasily ; throat and jaws very much swollen; discharge from 
he cut was of a frothy substance; respiration accelerated ; 
>ulse full but fast, 65° ; temperature ran up 103° F. 
The second day’s treatment was morph, sulph. grs. iv. hy¬ 
podermically every three hours, using hot fomentations to 
ead and throat every two or three hours, using the bi-chloride 
olution as an injection. After the third dose of morph, 
ulph. I discontinued it, as my patient became easy. 
The morning of the third day horse much better ; tempera- 
are ioi°, respiration normal, pulse normal; began to eat. On the 
lorning of the fourth day temperature ioo°, eating well, swell- 
1 g going down nicely ; used anodyne liniment, kept wound 
lean and injected the bi-chloride solution every other day, one 
3 one thousand. 
Horse improved and did well, wound healing up nicely, 
discharged the horse from my hospital March 28th, able to 
o into the stud service. 
DENTAL CYST. 
By Wm. JR. Claussen, Y.S., Waupaca, Wis. 
On page 261 of Volume XIV. of the Veterinary Review 
recorded a case of dental cyst which came under my notice, 
low I have a similar case, which came under my care about 
month ago. 
The subject was a large gray gelding, eight years of age. 
le had been bought by some horsedealer and brought here, 
hen he was bought by a farmer, who, at the time of pur- 
aase, noticed a swelling as large as a teacup at the root of 
le right ear. He was told it was pollevil and, thinking it 
Duld be easily cured, he bought the animal. 
When he was brought to me the tumor was soft and 
