REPORTS OF CASES. 
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commenced to lose flesh suddenly and would eat only about 
half a feed; appeared dull without any fever; had a slight 
dropsical swelling under the chest. I prescribed iron in¬ 
ternally, alternating with vegetable tonics. He continued 
to lose flesh and showed signs of ascites. The mucous mem¬ 
branes were very pale. He almost entirely lost his appetite in 
about six weeks from the time first noticed. After this time, 
feeling that there was water in the abdominal cavity, paracen¬ 
tesis abdominos was performed and about two gallons of 
reddish serum was taken away. It appeared rather bloody 
looking. About a week after this the stallion died, and at post 
mortem a large tumor was discovered connected with and 
firmly adhered to the spleen. (It was a fatty tumor or 
lipoma.) It weighed soon after taking out 38 pounds. Has 
anyone ever seen one as large as this taken from the spleen or 
any internal organ of this species ? 
FRACTURE AND DISLOCATION AT THE ATLOIDO-OCCIPITAL 
JOINT. 
By F. Allen, D.Y.S. 
I had a rather curious case yesterday which I think must 
be uncommon. Three days ago a gentleman came into the 
office and .said he had a small dog which in jumping out of 
the buggy had been struck by the wheel and hurt. He had 
been unconscious for several hours and could not stand; I 
asked him to bring the dog round, but he did not do so till 
yesterday, seventy-two hours since the accident. 
The dog, a black and tan terrier, three pounds weight, 
seemed bright and conscious ; could drink milk when put be¬ 
fore him and could move all his limbs, but was unable to 
stand. His head was drawn round towards his right shoulder 
and on the left side of his neck the wing of the altas pro¬ 
jected considerably, and on moving the head from side to side 
considerable crepitation could be heard. 
I destroyed the dog by the owner’s request, and on post¬ 
mortem found the following lesions: there was a dislocation 
of the occipito-atloid articulation, rupture of its ligaments and 
