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REPORTS OF CASES. 
owner didn't know anything about the case, only from a telegram 
which stated that her leg was broken, arid lie wanted to save the 
foal if possible. I went out on the evening of 25th, and found the 
mare lying on her right side in a log stable, and the temperature 
about 10° below zero; left front leg fractured at upper part of 
radius, and a part of the bone protruding through the skin on 
the internal side. The leg was cold and had very little life left 
in it,—mare suffering considerably. Above the fracture the leg 
was swollen to twice its natural size. I concluded that there was 
only one thing to do to save the mare, and that was to amputate 
the leg, which I proceeded to do by securing the three sound legs 
with a rope, and administered an anaesthetic in the form of chloro¬ 
form ; then divided the soft structures with a large scalpel, let¬ 
ting the internal and external sides form the flaps; these I pressed 
upwards, and with a bone saw cut the radius above the fracture 
about three inches from its proximal end, and secured the pos¬ 
terior radial artery; cleansed the parts with carbolized warm 
water, and closed the flaps together with strong tape and a large 
speying needle, leaving drainage before and behind where the 
flaps came together. Revived the mare by sponging mouth with 
cold water. After half an hour raised her by the use of slings ; 
only kept her up for a short time; gave her a good bed, and left 
her until morning. When she was raised she took some water, 
and wanted to eat; had no pain, and was comparatively quiet. 
1 left orders to have the leg dressed every day, and to let her 
down at night, and feed her anything she wanted to eat. I heard 
nothing more from her until Feb. 9, when the owner stated that 
she was eating regularly every day, and the wound was looking 
healthy; expected her to foal a live Wilkes colt before two 
months. 
INQUIRY ON FOUR FATAL CASES. 
By H. Neher, D.V.S. 
I wish to report to you four cases that have come under my 
notice within a short time. The first one was on Sunday, Janu¬ 
ary 29, and is as follows: The horse, “ Heavy Draught'’ taken 
suddenly ill just after coming in the stable. Symptoms on the 
