668 
REPORTS OF CASES. 
(and no other object than a sharp knife could enter a small, clean 
apperture in the skin from one side of the leg, and cleanly incise 
a large tendon like the perforans), and the ultimate recovery of 
the lost functions of the part, the peculiar sequel to the injury, 
i. e ., the loose swinging and uncontrol of the foot below the 
pastern, have prompted me to report this case. The first, be¬ 
cause it is novel, and the second, because it teaches us to hold 
on, and not be discouraged, if we have obtained in an accident of 
this nature union of the parts and have this sequel of apparent 
partial paralysis, persistent for weeks and even months. 
OBSTRUCTION OF THE INTESTINES OF A HORSE DUE TO THE 
PRESENCE OF A EARGE HAIR-BALE. 
By F. M. Peniston, D. V. S., Bellemonte, Smith’s Parish, Bermuda. 
I was called to see a bay mare, about 14.3 hands high, 
weighing about 800 lbs., 12 to 13 years old, having been owned 
by the present owner over three years, and had never been sick 
except on two occasions previous to this. She had become 
quite thin, or run down, for a short time, but not showing any 
signs of ill health. I was called on Aug. 30th, and the history 
as above was given as to her having lost flesh two different 
times before, as she had done the last month or so. She had 
slight colicy pains, and had passed no manure during the 
night. I emptied the rectum, and the faeces were quite hard. I 
gave her an ordinary colic drench and left two doses in case 
she had a return of pain through the night. I advised a bran 
mash that night and another in the morning, and a wine bottle 
of raw linseed oil. I heard nothing from them until the next 
day about 5 p. M., and was asked to call and see her. I found 
her about the same—a little colicy pain occasionally, and eat¬ 
ing between the spells as if nothing was wrong. Pulse full 
and regular, temperature normal, and countenance good. I 
then gave about one and two-thirds bottles of raw oil, as they 
had not given all I told them to. The pains were not bad 
enough or long enough to give an anodyne. On the phone 
next morning the report was about the same. I waited until 
26 hours or so and called, and found her just the same (a little 
pain sometimes and eating green grass between whiles). I 
had her exercised and gave soapsud injections ; but nothing 
passed ; so I gave another bottle of linseed oil and ten drops of 
croton oil. On the phone next morning was told she passed 
the night just the same. Did not have to give drench to stop 
pain. I had the injections continued through the day, and 
