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tiack of the colon distended with fasces, being 1 distinctly felt 
thiough the abdominal walls.” After being secured the ani¬ 
mal received a soap and water enema, followed by four 
ounces of castoi oil. These acted well and the animal was 
restored to his playful spirits. Half an ounce of manna is, 
however, given to him twice a week to keep him in good 
condition.— Veter. Jour . 
PARALYSIS OF THE RECTUM AND BLADDER. 
These peculiar cases, though not very common, are not 
rare to meet, and from their rebellious nature in yielding to 
treatment, any new case recorded becomes interesting. 
This case differs but little from the generality: evident 
indications of constipation, or unwillingness to pass manure, 
two or three bits of fasces passed perhaps during twenty- 
four hours, rectum filled with large quantity of ffeces, blad¬ 
der more or less full. In this case the tail was flaccid. The 
treatment consisted in the administration of a dose of physic, 
nux vomica, liniments, blisters over the loins, nerve tonics! 
even the docking of the tail, all of which seemed to have 
produced no satisfactory result.— Ibid. 
FOREIGN BODY IN CESOPHAGUS. 
Canine practice is assuming such importance with some 
practitioners that the case of a puppy swallowing a teacup 
and having it removed without other surgical interference 
than external manipulations is quite of value. Truly, the 
teacup was only a child’s toy, but nevertheless made the 
puppy sick.. Felt through the skin, it could not be displaced 
or pushed into the stomach with an elastic bougie. But 
while the little patient was under the influence of chloroform 
it could be carefully moved upwards toward the fauces, 
felt with the index through the mouth, and extracted with 
forceps.— Ibid. 
PERIPHYMOSIS IN A DOG—AMPUTATION. 
Mr. J. H. Carter reports in the Veterinary Journal an in¬ 
teresting case of a fine retriever which had been suffering 
