68 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
flourishing condition. During the year the membership had 
increased to a total of 71. The finances were in a satisfactory 
condition, showing a balance of $461.91 to the credit of the as¬ 
sociation. The auditors, Messrs. Little and H. D. Smith, re¬ 
ported having examined the books and vouchers and found 
everything correct. The reports were adopted. 
The meeting then proceeded to the election of officers, as 
follows : 
President—W. A. Dunbar, Winnipeg. 
Vice-President—S. A. Coxe, Brandon. 
Secretary-Treasurer and Registrar—F. Torrance, Winnipeg, 
Council—W. Swenerton, J. G. Rutherford, W. E. Martin. 
W. H. Smith. 
Examiners—W. A. Dunbar, W. E. Martin and F. Torrance. 
The President reported an interesting case of injury to the 
flexor tendons of the hind leg. Both perforans and perforatus 
tendons had been cut through in a runaway accident, and some 
time elapsed before he was called in, another practitioner hav¬ 
ing been first in attendance. The leg was found enveloped in 
a plaster of Paris bandage, and when this was removed the 
wound was discovered to be in a septic condition, with slough¬ 
ing edges. Fever was high and the animal suffering greatly. 
A more rational treatment was adopted, consisting of placing 
the parts at rest by means of a very ingenious splint devised for 
the case by the doctor, and by the application of antiseptic 
dressings. Under this treatment the horse had steadily pro¬ 
gressed to recovery and was now able to resume his severe 
work of galloping to fires and trotting from them. 
In the discussion which ensued many members took part 
and Mr. Dunbar was warmly congratulated on the ingenuity 
of his splint and the success of his treatment. 
Mr. Rutherford then presented a paper on “ Intestinal Les¬ 
ions in the Horse.” The great experience of the essayist en¬ 
abled him to deal with this subject from a practical rather than 
a theoretic standpoint, and the members present enjoyed a treat 
in listening to his paper. It led to animated discussion, in 
which many took part, and several curious and instructive ex¬ 
periences were related. 
Dr. Elliott, of Brandon, followed with a paper on “ Influ¬ 
enza in Dogs,” giving his experience in a recent outbreak of the 
disease in Brandon and detailing the treatment which he had 
found most successful. In the following discussion, attention 
was called to the frequency of strychnine poisoning in dogs and 
