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antiseptically, and what was thought the head of a foetus is felt, 
but there is no body to it. The uterus and ovaries are success¬ 
fully removed, the wound dressed, and minus some suppuration 
the old cat recovers. To examine the uterus was the next step. 
An incision was made into the uterus and found about six 
ounces of the most offensive pus, but no foetus,—what had 
been taken for the head was a tumor .—(Veterinary Record .) 
ITALIAN REVIEW. 
Locomotor Ataxia in a Burt Due to Excessive Use. 
—The author was called to see a two-year-old bull which was 
said to be lame on the left hind leg. When in the stall he 
stood quiet, but had peculiar flexion of the hind legs, one after 
the other, all the muscles of the croup and thigh being affected 
with vermicular trembling. The animal was afraid of pres¬ 
sure over the loins, and if this was continued, would drop on 
the ground. There was constant dropping of urine. No fever, 
and appetite normal. In moving the hind quarters he would 
wobble sideways, and the hind legs would cross each other at 
each step. The history was that the bull had been covering 
cows for several months, aud for some time had shown difficult 
erection. The treatment consisted in absolute rest, heavy feed¬ 
ing, frictions over the body, nux vomica and electricity. After 
eight days the animal had recovered, and was able to resume 
his duties .—(II Moderno Zooiatro .) 
CEsophagotomy in a Dog [Rosso Guiseppe \.—The subject 
was a Danish dog which made repeated efforts to vomit, and 
seemed to be in great pain. A foreign body was felt in the 
larynx. By pharyngeal explorations a white foreign body was 
observed which was protruding at every effort at vomiting. 
Unable to remove it with forceps, the author performed cesoph- 
agotomy, and removed a piece of the false rib of veal, six centi¬ 
meters long and two wide. The oesophagus and the wound 
were disinfected, the skin sutured with closed stitches, taking 
as much of the skin as possible, and antiseptic dressing applied. 
The animal was fed with milk. After a few days the wound 
began to heal, and was complete in twenty days .—(II Veterin . 
di Campctgna.') 
Botryomycosis in a Steer [Ricardo Reali ].—To the 
Veterinary Clinic of the University of Perugia, a steer, aged 
nine years, was brought with the history that the tumors which 
he presented over his body had existed for some time, but were 
