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when it was removed and the opening allowed to close and 
became thoroughly healed before operating. 
On the 3d of March, the horse being prepared, he was cast 
and given a mixture of two ounces each of ether and chloro¬ 
form and in three minutes he was ready for operation. On 
being turned on his back the directions recommended in 
Fleming’s work were followed generally and in twenty min¬ 
utes the horse was ready to get up. In twenty minutes more 
he had recovered from the effects of the anaesthetic and got up 
all right and was walked into a stall. 
On March 4th, the temperature was 102°, pulse 50; March 
5th, temperature 103°, pulse 52. I washed the wound and 
gave three quarts of oatmeal gruel per rectum. He looked 
bright, and there was some smell from the wound. 
March 6th, temperature 102° pulse 48. He looked well 
and was given two quarts of water, which he drank well. 
There was but little discharge through wound, which was not 
much swollen and discharged but little. 
On the 7th of March the temperature ioi°, pulse 40. He 
drank three quarts of water in the morning and two quarts of 
bran mash at night. His wound looked well, with but little 
discharge. 
March 8th, his temperature was ioo°, his pulse 38. He 
drank three quarts of gruel and had no discharge through the 
wound. It was dressed with a solution of permanganate of 
potash, and had some smell. At night he was given one 
quart of steamed oats and two quarts of bran mixed in a soft 
gruel. 
March 9th, temperature ioo°, pulse 30. He looked well, 
the wound was closing and discharged but little. He was fed 
four quarts of steamed oats and bran and given about one- 
half pound of steamed hay in the morning. Water as required. 
At night he was fed three quarts of oats and bran steamed 
and one-half pound of steamed hay. He ate well and had no 
discharge through the wound. 
On March 10th his wound looked well. He looked bright 
and ate and drank easily, and but little ran through either 
the wound or the nose. 
