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REPORTS OF CASES. 
year old filly called Bonnie Janet, sired by Hartwood, he by 
Harold, dam of filly Bonnie Bessie, by Abdallah Star. On arri¬ 
val, I found the mare in a large pasture over half a mile from 
the stable with a compound fractured forearm, both ends of frac¬ 
ture protruding. After advising owners that the only possible 
means of saving the filly for a brood mare would be amputation 
of the limb, they made preparations to have her removed to the 
stable, which was done at once; on arrival, she was cast and 
sulph. eth. used for anaesthesia; a rapid circular incision with a 
long-bladed knife on each side made a good flap and left a nice 
cushion. The anterior and posterior radial arteries were ligated; 
radius sawed as high as flaps would allow; a large twitch was 
used for a tourniquet; a cold solution of mercuric bichloride 
subdued a slight hemorrhage of small vessels; wound thoroughly 
dusted with iodoform, and flaps closed with strong gut and wire 
sutures, leaving a three inch space in middle of stumps for drain¬ 
age ; a cold water bandage was applied after dusting entire stump 
with iodoform, and hobbles and rope were removed; she lay per¬ 
fectly quiet for one hour and thirty minutes, except some tremb¬ 
ling of shoulder muscles, and then made an effort to regain a 
standing position ; on the third attempt she was assisted by three 
very able stablemen, and was at once led to a large box-stall 
which had been well cleaned and disinfected; she stood for one 
hour and ate a hearty meal, and then lay down and rested quite 
well until 12 p. m. 
Being of the same opinion of Prof. Huidekoper of Pennsyl¬ 
vania University about his amputation at Avondale, “ that the 
subject should be taught to depend on herself at once,” the 
slings were not used except on three occasions; when she stood 
too long, “ at one time fourteen hours,” they were used to lay her 
down ; on second day she got up without assistance and has con¬ 
tinued to do so each day, and as frequently as she desired, and 
she can get up just as quick as any horse with two fore legs; 
moves about the stall in a manner surprising to the many curious 
visitors who have called to see a three-legged horse. The sutures 
remained twelve days ; union of flaps progressed rapidly ; sup¬ 
puration very slight; the swelling from fracture decreased rapidly 
