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two hours, covered only by a couple of old sacks; finally he was 
put on a stone drag and hauled to a barn one half mile away. 
He was suffering a good deal; the muscles of the shoulders 
were rigid; he was unable to use his fore legs; and his urine was 
dark and coffee-colored. The next morning, with the help of 
slings, he was placed on his feet, put on a sled, and taken home, 
where he died the following night. 
Dr. Howard reported a somewhat similar case, where the 
horse had been working every day and had not been loafing. 
When seen he was unable to stand, and the urine had the char¬ 
acteristic dark color. He recollected three cases with paralysis 
forward, muscles of the shoulder hard and dark colored urine. 
Dr. Blackwood has had several cases where the fore ex¬ 
tremity had been affected. In these cases it is common to have 
atrophy of the muscles. 
Dr. Marshall reported a case where the horse recovered from 
the first attack and for sometime afterwards he had periodical 
weekly attacks. 
Some of the other members have had similar cases to those 
reported. 
The discussion then turned on kicking mares and the effect 
produced by spaying and excision of the clitoris. Dr. Becket re¬ 
ported three cases in which he had excised the clitoris by mak¬ 
ing an incision round the base and sloughing off by common 
elastic band. He had good results in two of the cases mentioned.. 
The meeting then adjourned till next month. 
John M. Parker, Secretary. 
MASSACHUSETTS VETERINARY ASSOCIATION. 
The regular monthly meeting of the Massachusetts Veterin¬ 
ary Medical Association was held at 19 Boylston Place, on 
Wednesday, February 28th, 1894, at 7 - 3 ° P - M - The members 
present were Drs. Becket, Bryden, Burr, Emerson, Howard, La- 
baw, Marshall, Osgood, Parker, Soule, Winchester, and Wins¬ 
low. Honorary member, Dr. Stickney. 
