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the animal shows some pain a few hours later, but this generally 
responds to anodynes. The chief dangers lie in drawing the 
ovaries too far back, thus tearing them from their attachments, 
and in wounding the mucous membranes of the vagina or the 
rectum. These can both be avoided by care. 
In from four to nine days after the operation the animal will 
usually show signs of oestrum, regardless of the time of her last 
period. If served at this time, she will usually conceive. 
In some chronic cases a second or third operation will be re¬ 
quired. Our clients are generally willing to pay a good fee for 
this operation if successfully done; consequently it behooves all of 
us to perfect our technique and do the operation with such a de¬ 
gree of success that other treatments will become obsolete. 
In addition to the above, we frequently find sterility without 
the cystic condition of the ovaries. We do find the ovary en¬ 
larged and hardened. In these conditions we often get excellent 
results from exerting gentle pressure over the ovary in the form 
of massage. If our patient is valuable enough to allow a course 
of this treatment, the massage being applied two or three times a 
week, the results are very gratifying. 
The Veterinary Medical Association of New York City held 
the best meeting this season on the evening of March 6. Dr. 
Eichhorn of the Pathological Division of the B. A. I. gave an 
excellent discourse on the Complement Fixation Method for 
the Diagnosis of Glanders—illustrating the same by the presence 
of his laboratory apparatus. The matter was then discussed by 
Dr. Karl H. Meyer, Director of the Laboratory of the Pennsyl¬ 
vania State Live Stock Sanitary Board, Philadelphia. It was a 
rare treat, and was not restricted to Gothemites; as Chief Veter¬ 
inarian Wills of the New York State Department of Agricul¬ 
ture, Albany, was present, also a number of veterinarians from 
New Jersey and Connecticut. Dr. Cheston M. Hoskins of Phila¬ 
delphia was present and made an address in behalf of the Army 
Veterinary Bill. An appeal in behalf of the bill was sent to the 
Committee on Military Affairs from the association, signed by the 
president and secretary. 
