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silk ligature was placed round the base and after three days the 
removal was completed by excision.— (Vet Journ.) 
Very Bad Case of Prolapsus of the Vagina and Rec¬ 
tum of a Heifer— Is it Hereditary? [Prof. Fred Hobday, 
F. R.C.V.S. ]—Four-year-old valuable shorthorn had first a pro¬ 
lapsus of the vagina. It was returned in place. On the third 
day it had come back and complicated with one of the rectum. 
This could be reduced, but amputation of the vaginal protuber¬ 
ance was the only chance of relief. This was done, but the cow 
strained so much after, that the intestines were forced out and 
the cow was destroyed. Prof. Hobday adds in his record: “ I 
should like to hear whether any readers of the Journal have had 
instances of heredity of this serious ailment,” as the owner of 
the cow has written a letter stating that in the family of this ani¬ 
mal other cases had been noticed.— (Vet. Journ.) 
Three Cases of Prolapsus Ani in Dogs [ H. C. Ganguly, 
G. V.R.C.]. —The concise story of three cases in pups when the 
prolapsus measured in length 5 inches, three inches and one foot. 
The treatment consisted in careful disinfection, the introduction 
of a gum elastic rod of about half an inch diameter, lubricated 
with cocoa-nut oil introduced in the rectum and the everted por¬ 
tion of the organ returned gently with the aid of the fingers and 
the rod. 
This last was then withdrawn and 10 ounces of about 2 c.c. 
solution of liquor opii injected in the rectum. Laxative diet was 
prescribed. The three animals made rapid recovery.— (Ibid.) 
Interesting Case of Inguinal Hernia [Henry Taylor, 
F.R.C.V.S.]. —Operated successfully once for inguinal hernia of 
the left side, a prize bitch, shortly after has one on the opposite 
side for which she is to be operated. But this time when the 
hernial sac was cut down upon, the contents could not be re¬ 
turned as the sac had an unusual shape. “ It bifurcated after 
passing through the inguinal canal, one part lying almost behind 
it and the other passing directly forward for about three inches. 
The skin incision having been enlarged, the contents were re¬ 
turned after some time and a catgut ligature tied round the sac 
at its base. As the skin was about to be sewn, the uterus with a 
large portion of the omentum slipped out through the umbilical 
ring, the ligature round the base of the sac having slipped off. 
