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struction and the origin of the organ, was highly inflamed and 
nearly denuded of its mucous coat. Otherwise the intestines 
looked well and there was but very little effusion into the 
peritoneal cavity. 
During the time the horse was sick, intestinal murmurs 
could be heard, sometimes quite natural, at other times tink- 
ling. 
FRACTURE AND AMPUTATION OF THE LOWER JAW. 
By Dr. D. K. Light, D.Y.S., Palmyra, Pa. 
I have mailed to you to-day a package containing the in¬ 
ferior extremity of inferior maxillary of a two-year-old dark 
bay filly, with the desire to have it deposited in your museum 
should you see fit to do so. 
The colt when first seen by me presented extensive swell¬ 
ing of inferior portion of lower jaw which, upon examination, 
proved to be a fracture of the body of inferior maxillary with 
two small places where the bone had cut through the mucous 
membrane. An attempt was made to splint and bandage the 
part, but progressing very unfavorably, we suggested to the 
owner that the only proper available thing to do was either 
destruction of the colt or amputation. The latter being de¬ 
cided upon, we proceeded to amputate the part, leaving as 
much mucous membrane intact as could be possibly done. 
The wound was nicely dressed and I ordered the attendant 
to syringe the parts twice a day with a weak solution of nitric 
acid, and all solid food withheld for three or four weeks. The 
case progressing very favorably, nothing more was done ex¬ 
cept the removal of dead pieces of bone. As the healing 
progressed, the part completely covered with the mucous 
membrane presented a nice, smooth, and even extremity, no 
pendulousness or retraction of the lower lip following, as was 
anticipated in the beginning. 
The accident occurred in July, 1886, during an attempt at 
breaking the colt with a war bridle, etc. The mare has had 
three colts since, and up to date is doing well; nothing ab¬ 
normal can be detected by external observation, etc. 
