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around the joint and extending to the knee. Animal in great 
pain, places no weight on limb, temperature very high, the con¬ 
dition going rapidly beyond control. Four doses of the heated 
pus were injected subcutaneously. On December the ioth, 12th, 
17th and 24th, 1911, respectively. The improvement was remark¬ 
able qfter the second dose; and the animal was ready for work 
in a month. Following the second dose the parts were actually 
bathed with lymph and had the appearance of liquid vaseline. 
Case No. 3.—Black gelding having a generalized necrotic and 
abscess formation around the coronet and in the hollow of the 
fetlock due to a punctured wound in the frog. Five doses in all 
of the heated pus were injected, covering a period from December 
the 21 st, 1911, to January the 12th, 1912. After the first dose 
the parts took on a flushed appearance and began to heal rapidly. 
Unfortunately the flexer pedis tendon had necrosed before the 
treatment was begun and had ruptured. Although healing was 
complete the animal was destroyed. The microscope showed the 
same infecting agents as case No. 2. 
Case No, 4.—Gray gelding. Microscope shows the same 
micro organisms as in case No. 2, and clinically and etiologically 
is the same as case No. 3; receiving five injections of heated pus, 
making a complete recovery in six weeks. 
Case No. 5.—Dr. W. J. Magee’s case. Bay gelding, showing 
a profound infection of the off fore foot and large necrotic areas. 
Microscope showed the smear covered with necrophorus bacilli, 
streptococci, staphylococci, and what appeared to be the bacilli 
pyocyaneus. This case was treated with the heated pus and Dr. 
Magee was very favorably impressed with the results after the 
first dose, although the animal died. Dr. Magee attributes the 
death to the too frequent injections, bringing on a permanent 
“ negative phase.” 
Case A T o. 6.—Buckskin gelding, the microscope showed a 
streptococcic infection of a wound on the hind quarters, that had 
become infected by using the same syringe in injecting it that had 
been used on a distemper abscess on another horse. This animal 
at the time of the treatment was in a prolonged “ negative phase,” 
