REPORTS OF CASES. 
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the perineum, contracted while in a lot with other horses, pre¬ 
sumably the result of kicking and striking the. handle of an iron 
pump, as this was the only thing in the lot that could have 
caused such a wound. The wound extended along the perineum, 
just at the edge of the hair, parallel to and about the same 
length as the vulva. 
Having syringed out the wound with a strong solution of 
creoline introduced my hand, and to my surprise followed the 
track of the wound forward along side of and partially under 
the vagina and bladder into the abdominal cavity. 
Hastily examining the parts to ascertain if there was any 
splinters or debris, and finding none except a few blood clots, 
and some shieds 01 lacerated tissue which I removed, then in¬ 
jected more of the creoline solution, a portion of which entered 
the abdominal cavity, but was forced out by the mare straining, 
1 hen opened the wound as far as possible and dusted the walls, 
by means of a powder gun, with a powder composed of two 
parts, by weight, of pulverized hydrastis and one part of boric 
acid, then took two interrupted sutures in about three inches, 
thus biinging the walls of the wound into close apposition, then, 
closed the external wound with three pins and one interrupted 
suture. Then made an opening in the perineum, about three- 
inches below the w r ound and up to the cavity and put in a drain-* 
age tube, then placed a pad of absorbent cotton over the parts 
and held it in place by means of a cement made as follows : 
1>. Common varnish, 3 ii; zinc oxide, two parts; boracic 
acid, one part; to make paste, mix, and apply to hair around 
wound, then apply pad, and as the cement readily dries, it holds 
pad in place. This , makes a very good cement to hold pads or 
bandages in place. 
Prescribed the following internally : 
No. 1, F. E. belladonna, 3iss; F. E. aconite, 3 iii; 
spirits rectified, q. s. 3 iv; mix. Sig. Give two drachms 
every four hours, also I*. No. 2, Potassium iodide, §i; soda 
hyposulphite, f iii; pulverized hydrastis, |iss; mix part powders 
No. 12. Sig. Give one powder three times a day in feed. 
