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EXTRACTS FROM FOREIGN JOURNALS. 
EXTRACTS FROM FOREIGN JOURNALS. 
VAGINAL HYSTEROTOMY. 
By Mr. Repiquet. 
A pregnant cow, fifteen days late in her delivery, was taken 
very sick. She was lying down and had become very weak 
from the efforts she had been making. Upon vaginal explora¬ 
tion, a crepitation indicative of a non-united fracture was re¬ 
vealed and the os uteri was discovered to be hard and tightly^ 
closed, admitting the introduction of one finger into the cavity 
only with great difficulty. The obstacle to the dilatation con¬ 
sisted in the presence of a series of fibrous rings of the mucous 
membrane which remained inextensible. Three incisions 
were made with a guarded bistoury, upon the vaginal portion 
of the neck, dividing only the thickness of the mucous mem¬ 
brane, and carefully avoiding injury to the muscular coat. 
This division was repeated three times and at each time the 
stricture of the neck yielded to pressure to such an extent that 
towards the end both fists were introduced into the womb. 
The calf was removed alive. But little blood was lost during 
the operation, and the cow recovered in a few days. 
Conclusion .—This operation is certainly indicated in many 
cases of stricture of the os and is not attended with the 
degree of danger sometimes apprehended .—Progres Veter- 
inaire. 
UTERO-VAGINAL CYST IN A COW. 
By Mr. J. Prissot. 
As a cow was about to be milked a large tumor was ob¬ 
served to be protruding through the vulva, which obliged her 
to carry her tail sidewise. When called to see her the author 
found himself called upon to determine whether he had to 
deal with a prolapsus of the bladder, or with a soft liquid 
tumor or cyst. Notwithstanding the violent resistance of the 
animal, and the difficulty of exploration, the course of the 
urethra was easily traced, and it was found to occupy its nor- 
