REPORTS OF CASES. 
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size, eyes almost closed, and breathing very loud ; lips and sub- 
maxillaries all out of shape. After a careful examination ana 
study, I told the owner I knew of only one chance for the 
animal and that chance would be at his risk, viz., to open the 
trachea and insert a tube for the purpose of breathing, etc. 
But as I said above, ’twould be at his own risk,—for this was 
the second case I had seen in twenty years,—when he said “ go 
a head.” To make assurance doubly sure, I had him call one 
of his neighbors to assist. Mr. Neighbor did not put much faith 
in my doing anything of the kind ; but he did his duty as an 
assistant. On account of the great swelling of the parts I found 
it very troublesome to perform the operation and insert the 
tube, there being so much inflamed tissue. When I did get 
through in a very short time, the mare got some relief. She 
was much exhausted and very weak. I administered a tonic 
through the rectum, as it was impossible by any other channel, 
and gave orders to do the same every two or three hours at least, 
and to be sure to stay by her all night, with a pailful of hot 
gruel constantly before her. On my return the second day, to 
my great surprise, the animal seemed to be doing finely, having 
partaken of quite a quantity of nourishment, and did not need 
any more injections. Although I did not have very great hopes 
of her I can tell the readers of the Review to-day, Novem¬ 
ber 12th, that the animal is almost as well as ever. The wound 
is no larger than a quarter of a dollar and few observers would 
notice it. 
[Note. —We fancy our correspondent has been in the pres¬ 
ence of a case of purpura hsemorrhagica.—R. R. B.] 
A SEVEN-LEGGED ECETAL CALF. 
By A. Jasme, V.S., Savannah, Ga. 
On November 9 was called to attend case of dystokia in a 
cow ; labor commenced day before. Posterior presentation ; 
could feel four legs. Could not make out exact condition, and 
proceeded to cut out what I could feel. A rope on one hind leg 
could not move the calf until three legs were cut off. Then ap¬ 
plied rope over leg and hips, around lumbar region, and suc¬ 
ceeded in removing a calf, and, to my surprise, four more legs. 
The anterior portion was intact, and showed three legs, two of 
which in normal position, the third between the two, -the scap¬ 
ula resting from the base of the thorax against the ribs of the 
right side. Those three legs were same length and perfect. I 
had not so good a chance to examine the four bind legs, as 
