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ophthalmia, and the wound being dressed antiseptically heals 
in a few days. The eyelids drop a great deal less than when 
the complete amputation is performed.— Gdsterreich Mon. f. 
Thierh. 
GRADED REVULSION IN THE TREATMENT OF HYDROTHORAX. 
By Mr. Minette. 
This is a form of treatment recommended in the Journal 
of Zootechnie by Mr. Brunet and which was tested by the 
author. The treatment, besides the ordinary internal admin¬ 
istration of diuretics, consists in the application of vesicating 
agents on the sides of the chest, covering the parts by de¬ 
grees, adding a supplement of blisters, so as to cover a greater 
surface day by day, until nearly the entire thoracic surface is 
covered. In the case reported by Mr. Minette the symp¬ 
toms of hydrothorax were well marked and had existed for 
several weeks. The treatment lasted a few days and was fol¬ 
lowed by complete recovery .—Recueil de Med. Vet. 
RECTAL OBSTRUCTION. 
By Mr. Detroye. 
[The seasonableness of the paper of Mr. Phillips, which we 
publish in another part of this issue, is well illustrated by the 
case reported by Mr. Detroye. —Ed. Review]. An aged 
horse had lost his appetite for three days, and having some 
colicky pains the author was called to visit him. He found 
him with the following symptoms : Facies normal, respiration 
accelerated, pulse 90, loins stiff, micturation frequent in small 
quantity, urine thick, abdomen slightly tympanitic, flank hard. 
No pain on pressure on the abdomen, percussion at the flanks 
giving but little resonance, auscultation of the left side giving 
hearing of fine and reported crepitating sounds, and on the 
right slight metallic noises, quite regular. Movement of the 
bowels almost stopped. A diagnosis of intestinal obstruction 
is made, and the animal submitted to severe cathartic treat¬ 
ment, notwithstanding which he dies four days after. At the 
post mortem extensive peritonitis was found, and the small 
