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Case IV. A dun-colored pony, a gelding seven years 
old, and a very discouraging looking case. He had a com¬ 
minuted fracture of the os suffraginis, rupture of the flexor 
tendons and two wounds over the fetlock, but not piercing 
the fetlock joint. It was caused by the pony running away 
and kicking himself loose from the buggy. I advised the de¬ 
struction of the animal, as he was not worth the trouble and 
care necessary to restore him to usefulness. But the owner 
ordered treatment, so we put the pony in slings, washed the 
leg thoroughly with the bichloride solution, filled the open¬ 
ings with iodoform, covered the leg with absorbent cotton 
and iodoform and bandaged from foot to hock. I then put 
an iron splint from the foot to the hock and covered the same 
with plaster bandages. 
In a week’s time, as pus was making its appearance, I re¬ 
moved the bandages, syringed the openings with the solution, 
and repeated the dressings and bandages. In another week 
removed the bandages and found evidences of pus forming 
at the lower part of the fetlock. This I opened freely 
and syringed out the parts with the bichloride solution, 
returning the bandages as before. Removed them the 
next week and as the wounds were nearly healed, dressed 
them as before and replaced the bandages, and did not 
remove them for two months. Then had the leg well 
rubbed with soap liniment and let the pony out of the 
slings, when he went down on the fetlock. Had a black¬ 
smith cut the foot down and put on a high-heeled shoe 
and found considerable improvement. Had the leg rub¬ 
bed daily with iodine liniment and then turned the pony 
out for five months, after which he was taken up and used as 
a family horse. Later the owner realized as much from him 
as from sound ponies at the same sale. 
Case V. A six-months-old colt with simple oblique 
fracture of the tibia. It was in August, and the colt had 
been turned out with other colts. He was found in the 
evening going on three legs. The next day I saw him and 
found well-marked crepitations and considerable swelling. 
When put in slings he would throw all four feet off the 
