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made as comfortable as possible, the track was very small and 
no pus could escape, above the opening slight pressure showed 
there was fluid, an incision was made with good results, quite 
some pus escaped, temperature 104, respiration and pulse very 
rapid, animal refused to eat; wound was injected antiseptically, 
also internal antiseptic were used. 
Second day temperature reduced to 100 3-5 0 , respiration 52; 
eating a few carrots ; seemed to be very nervous, raising the 
leg continually above the hock ; an incision was made, quite 
some pus escaped, animal seemed to be in great pain, never 
resting on that leg. 
Third day, temperature 105°, pulse 102, respiration 80, not 
eating, very anxious expression, another incision was made also 
with good results, temperature reduced to 103°. 
Fourth day, temperature 100 4-5°, pulse was 98, respiration 
48, eating a little gruel, but still very nervous, all the tracts was 
discharging freely and seemed to be doing nicely. 
Morning of the fifth day was found dead in the sling, with a 
complete fracture of the tibia. 
Post-mortem was held which certainly was interesting, the 
fracture was complete, in a oblique direction and incomplete in a 
vertical direction, reunion had partly taken place and very exten¬ 
sive periostitis the entire length of the fracture; about two inches 
above the fracture, the tissues were black from clotted blood, 
also a number of small pieces of bone were attached to the tis¬ 
sues, the lungs were the seat of multiple abscesses and congested, 
heart was normal and contained an antimortem and post¬ 
mortem clot. 
SKETCHES FROM THE LAST MEETING OF THE U. S. V. M. A. 
President, W. Hoskins, received a well deserved re-election 
at the last election of the new board of officers. His efforts as 
president did not, however, succeed as well as when he was 
secretary. 
