REPORTS OF CASES. 
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Upon close inspection and manipulation owner discovered 
the piece had lodged in the oesophagus at entrance of chest. 
After much delay 1 was sent for and arrived at five P.M. 
I found horse resting easy, and upon, examination I could 
feel about two or three inches of upper end of piece of whip 
in oesophagus underneath jugular vein and edge of mastoido 
humeralis muscle. 
Threw him with hobbles. I then pushed my caecum 
trocar directly down onto the piece of whip in oesophagus 
and attempted to work it upward toward mouth. This was 
not as easy as it might seem, owing to the non-resistance 
the body gave to the shoving of the trocar. After a number’ 
of trials the piece began to move. When I could feel 
the lower end, I used my thumb pushing it up until I could 
feel it no more, it having disappeared behind trachea. 
I then placed a man with his thumb firmly pressing 
on oesophagus. I then put in the horse’s mouth a speculum 
with bridle. Dilating speculum, I attempted by spells for at 
least half an hour to get hold of end of stick in oesophagus. 
This I finally accomplished with my fingers. 1 then passed 
probang to stomach, left him and went to supper. 
By this time considerable swelling had taken place at seat 
of puncture of skin by trocar, due to puncture of jugular vein. 
This swelling was fomented most of the night with warm 
water. It disappeared in two days. 
I advised plenty water and absolutely no feed for twenty- 
four hours, then soft feed for two days then to be fed as 
usual. He is well. 
CRIB BITING—CHRONIC ULCERATIVE ENTERITIS. 
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By R. F. Moore, Veterinary Student, Bristol, N. H. 
I enclose in this package a section of the small intestine 
taken from a twelve-year-old mare which first came under 
my father’s care three years ago. The first symptoms of any¬ 
thing wrong with the mare were noticed about five years 
ago when she commenced to crib-bite, which was intermit¬ 
tent with her until death. Three years ago my father was 
