798 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS, 
NEW YORK COUNTY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The regular meeting of the Veterinar}^ Medical Associa¬ 
tion of New York County was held on Tuesday evening, Jan. 
7, 1896, at 8.45 o’clock, with the President, Dr. Huidekoper, 
in the chair. 
The Secretary being delayed, Dr. Neher was requested 
to act as Secretary pro. tem ., and proceeded by calling the 
roll, to which the following members responded : Drs. Am- 
ling, Bretherton, C. C. Cattanach; J. S. Cattanach, J. J, Cat- 
tanach, Delaney, Dickson, Ferster, Foy, Gill, Hanson, Huide¬ 
koper, Neher, O’Shea and Sherwood. 
The President appointed to act as a Board of Censors, H. 
D. Hanson, J. S. Cattanach, J. E. Ryder and J. H. Ferster; 
and as Committee on Legislation. Arthur O’Shea, J. E. Ryder, 
S. S. Field, Herbert Neher and F. W. Turner. 
There being no papers, Dr. Sherwood spoke a few words 
on mange ; and also agreed to read a paper at the next 
meeting. 
Dr. Ferster then reported a case of azoturia, with partial 
paralysis in the hind leg as a sequelas, and questions if case 
will recover. f 
Dr. Amling reported two similar cases. 
Dr. Neher reported six cases of azoturia with similar 
symptoms in fore-legs. 
At this point the Secretary arrived and took his chair, 
and a general discussion on azoturia and its treatment con¬ 
tinued. 
Dr. Ferster asked the chair for his after-treatment in 
azoturia when any of the above sequelas remained; and he 
recommended full doses of potassii iodidum for a time and 
turning the patient out. 
Drs. Neher, O’Shea and J. S. Cattanach gave their views 
on treatment in different stages ol the disease. 
The President then asked the meeting their pleasure in 
regard to having the minutes of the previous meeting read, 
now that the books were on hand, and it was moved and 
seconded that it be deferred until the next meeting. 
The question of tetanus and its treatment next came up, 
and was discussed generally by the members. 
Dr. O’Shea reported recovery after the use of nicotine in 
full doses on the tongue, followed by digitalis and whiskey. 
