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saw the filly, about ten hours after the accident, the splinter 
of wood was withdrawn, and about twelve inches of omen¬ 
tum were hanging from the orifice of the wound, over 
which a yellow-colored serosity was trickling. 
To return the protruded omentum would have caused 
peritonitis, owing to it being partially strangulated ; so it was 
decided to amputate it. The filly was cast on her near side, 
a probe-pointed bistoury was introduced, and the punctured 
wound slit open to where it abruptly passed inward ; after 
cleansing, examination of the parts showed it .was impossible 
to return the omentum after amputation of the diseased 
pait, on account of the wound being between two ribs, and 
circular, no means of closure was left. Slight traction was 
now applied to the protruded omentum, and about two 
inches more were withdrawn. The orifice of the wound was 
then thoroughly cleansed, the omentum stitched to the mus¬ 
cular tissue between the ribs with catgut sutures, and the 
diseased omentum amputated as close to the sutures as 
possible, and dressed with a powder consisting of equal parts 
of bismuth sub-iodide and boracic acid. The lips of the 
external wound were.brought together>ith strong sutures, 
an opening for drainage being left at the most depending 
part. The hobbles were now removed, and the filly allowed 
to get up, when a pledget of antiseptic tow was placed over 
the wound, and the whole covered with a broad calico ban¬ 
dage in the shape of a surcingle. The filly was placed on 
laxative diet, with the addition of tonic powders, and the 
wound dressed daily with a solution of soluble phenyl, and a 
little of the above-mentioned powder blown in with a pow¬ 
der-blower. No untoward circumstances arose to retard 
recovery, except an attack of influenza when the external 
wound was almost closed, the coughing causing some of the 
sutures to give way. A firm pledget of tow was applied, 
and the calico bandage adjusted tight enough not to interfere 
with respiration, and the wound dressed daily as before. 
No further complications occurred, and two months from 
the date of the accident the filly was shipped to Central 
America.— Vetenn. Journal . 
