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AMERICAN VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
July 5 to July 10.—Gradually improving; decreasing in size, 
and healthy discharge. New abscesses opened every day, and 
many healing. Same treatment in dressing. Temp., resp. and 
pulse normal; appetite same. The pelvic abscess has ceased dis¬ 
charging, and is apparently closed. Prognosis now favorable, 
and it is only a question of time. 
July 11.—Only three or four abscesses now that are discharg¬ 
ing, but of course others developing. The granulations at the end 
of the stump are bulging, and nitrate of silver or chloride of zinc 
is applied. 'Ihe tail is of nearly natural size, though still of ugly 
appearance. 
July 12 to 21.—Improving. Tail assuming more and more 
its natural condition, though still of ugly appearance from loss of 
hair. One or two small abscesses being opened every day, and 
dressing once a day; chlor. zinc solution mostly used to cauterize 
openings of abscesses and end of tail. 
Oil July 18th another large pelvic abscess discovered on the 
right side of the anus, with a track leading upwards and inwards, 
about six inches long, but discharge is scanty. 
July 22 to Aug. 9.—Very little discharge ; tail almost normal 
in appearance. A new abscess developing almost every day, and 
the old ones nearly all healed. 
August 18.—About same condition. Appetite good. The 
stump is nearly all healed, except the end, which still presents 
grauulatiug surface, and will take some weeks yet to recover. 
The chief blemish now considered is the loss of the hair, 
which is growing very slowly, and only in patches; but the 
owner, by the resources of art, will be able to overcome this dif¬ 
ficulty, and in a short time we shall have the pleasure of seeing 
our patient taken from our care, ornamented with a beautiful and 
artistic caudal appendage. 
CASE DEPARTMENT. 
YOMITION IN THE HORSE. 
By Dr. W. A. Speer, Y.S. 
I recently attended a case that might be of interest to the read¬ 
ers of the Review. The subject was a Texas pony. After being 
