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of incision. (In sewing up the abdominal muscles much help 
can be obtained by having the right hind leg brought well 
forward). The skin was then sutured and the flank again 
washed with a solution of bichloride. The patient was then 
allowed to rise and a wide bandage of bichloride gauze ap¬ 
plied, over which a cotton bandage saturated with bichloride 
of mercury was placed, and, contrary to Prof. Fleming, the 
animal was allowed to lie down, ad libitum. The calf, a fine 
heifer, was named Cassariena, and was soon taught to drink 
milk. 
May 19th. Temperature, 102J 0 ; pulse, 60 ; appetite and 
rumination good; feed consisting of bran twice a day and 
a fair allowance of hay ; calf bright and playful. 
May 20th. Temperature, 102^° ; pulse, 66; good ap¬ 
petite ; flow of milk increasing ; calf doing well. 
May2ist. Temperature, 103° ; pulse, 66; bowels slightly 
constipated, but bright and eating well. Prescribed magnes¬ 
ium sulph oz., one pint water. Calf doing nicely. 
May 22d. Temperature, 1025°; pulse, 56; eats and 
ruminates well. Examined the line of incision and found the 
skin had healed by first intention, with a slight swelling 
around the incision due to a slight inflammation in muscle 
tissue. Re-adjusted the bandages, first giving a good bathing 
with bichloride. Calf dead, having died during the night, 
from tympany. 
This was a source of a great deal of regret. The only 
cause assigned was from the fact that it had been put to an 
old milk cow and the bowels did not get that purge which is 
generally necessary. 
May 23d. Temperature, 102^; pulse, 56; appetite good 
and giving six quarts of milk a day. Bowels moved and the 
patient as bright as though nothing had ever occurred to mar 
her happiness and from this out there was no signs of in¬ 
flammation of any character. To-day she is again with calf 
and due in July. In the course of operating it was only 
necessary to ligature two small vessels, no doubt branches of 
the circumflex illii. And one physician said it was conspicu¬ 
ous for the small amount of blood. 1 have hunted up the 
