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EXTRACTS FROM FOREIGN JOURNALS. 
A PECULIAR FISTULA IN A DOG. 
By M. Curatelli. 
The subject of this paper was bitten by another dog in the 
left hip, and after the lapse of a year the wound had not yet cica¬ 
trized, but was the seat of an abundant purulent discharge. A 
narrow fistulous tract existed at the region of the wound, about 
five centimeters long, extending from behind forward, and reach¬ 
ing to the ilium. The granulations being cauterized, the bone 
was exposed; but expecting a natural sloughing, the author made 
no attempt to remove the diseased bone. After vainly waiting, 
however, a few days, he decided to remove it with the forceps. 
In doing this, instead of bringing out a piece of the ilium, a tooth 
of the dog that had bitten the patient was taken out. It was in¬ 
serted point foremost, toward the iliac crest, and was fixed in the 
ilium, from which, though movable, it was prevented from com¬ 
ing out by the new formation which had partly closed the open¬ 
ing. The wound was dressed antiseptically, and closed entirely 
in a short time .—Clinica Veterinaria. 
UNNATURAL COITION —PROLAPSUS RECTI—COMPLICATIONS— 
RECOVERY. 
By M. Baisse. 
A vigorous stallion had broken loose from his stall and cov¬ 
ered a large male mule, and when the animals were separated, 
the rectum of the mule protruded as the penis of the stallion was 
drawn from it. The result was a large rectal hernia and pro¬ 
lapsus. 
Two days after the accident had taken place, the patient was 
in good condition, and appeared to suffer but little from his 
trouble. The hernia protruded under the tail, where it formed a 
soft, painless, reddish mass, about the size of a child’s head. The 
mucous membrane was thickened, congested, and in places lacer¬ 
ated. Defecation was somewhat difficult, and the foeces were dry 
and flattened. Nests of maggots were found between the folds of 
the membrane. The prolapsus was reduced and retained in place 
by a bandage, and frequent lotions of carbolized water were pre¬ 
scribed. 
