So 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
RECOVERY OF CHAMPIGNON IN THE HORSE. 
Haverhill, Mass., Feb, 19, 1894. 
To the Editor of the American Veterinary Review: 
In the February number of your journal, I notice a report of 
a case of “Champignon of a Horse,” treated with potassium 
iodide, with seemingly successful results. 
Sometime last spring I had a somewhat similar case. Three 
months or more after castration, the left cord was much enlarged 
and swollen. I cast the colt with the intention of operating. 
After casting and examining, however, the enlarged cord was 
found to be extending into the abdominal cavity, and in such a 
condition that operation was not thought advisable. 
Later, with Dr. Winchester, of Lawrence, we decided to wait 
and watch progress. 
Some four weeks later, the colt was turned out to pasture, 
where the swollen cord gradually became smaller, and in three 
months the swelling had entirely disappeared. 
Had this colt been treated with potassium iodide, the drug 
would have got the whole credit, instead of Mother Nature. 
Yours truly, 
John M. Parker. 
