ABSTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES. 
ENGLISH REVIEW. 
By Prof. A. Liautard, M.D., V.M. 
Tetanus in a Bull [H. C. Ganguly, G. B. V. C .].—Well 
nourished gray bull had been castrated by the mulling (?) method, 
and was suffering with tetanus. Very tympanitic, with a tem¬ 
perature of 99 degrees F. the animal breathed laboriously, his 
eyes were prominent, back arched with slight protrusion of the 
head and neck. The gait was straddling. The mulled testicles 
were highly inflammed, red, hard and painful. There were a 
few deep abrasions of the skin. These symptoms had been pres¬ 
ent for a .week or ten days. The testicular region opened with an 
incision, let out a great amount of sero-bloody discharge and the 
tissues within were degenerated and sloughing*. Thorough car¬ 
bolic disinfectants were resorted to. Soon, however, all the 
muscles of the body were stiff—violent twitchings and tremblings 
took place. The membrana nictitans protruded. The jaws were 
locked. The temperature varied between ioi degrees and 102 
degrees F. Rectal injection gave some temporary relief, but 
death occurred three days later, after a continual attack of con¬ 
vulsions which lasted two hours.— (Veter. Nezvs.) 
Oesophagotomy in a Dog [H. C. Ganguli, Jr.]. —A re¬ 
triever while eating its meal of rice and meat suddenly stops, and 
since makes frequent attempts to vomit. The next day there is 
a swelling in the throat. The dog is dull, howled and has the 
throat surrounded with oedematous infiltration. What is the 
cause of the obstruction, is found by oesophagotomy, which was 
performed in the usual way with the animal under the influence 
of anesthetics. When the oesophagus was slit open, instead of 
finding ingested matter, a corroded suture needle about 2 inches 
long, with a thread about a foot and one-half attached was found 
lying in the lumen of the oesophagus, with the point commencing 
to pierce its wav through. The wounds of the oesophagus were 
closed with fine silk for the mucous and with catgut for the 
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