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The lacDDse examined under a magnifying power of 200 
diameters did not appear to be abnormal; in most parts of 
the bone, however, the canaliculi were obliterated. 
The bones were not enlarged excepting the lower jaw; 
but there is every reason to believe that if the animal had 
lived, and the disease had continued to progress, the osseous 
tissue would have assumed the character which was so 
apparent in the instances recorded by Mr. Shave and 
Professor Varnell. Inquiry into the history of the case 
did not lead to the discovery of any circumstances which 
would account for the origin of the affection. The goat 
was a female one year and three months old, and had 
been bred by a dairyman at Kingsland. The dam remained 
in his possession and gave no instance of disease. The sire 
belonged to a dairyman at Haggerstone, and was also in good 
health. When the goat was three months old it was sent to 
a dairyman at Hackney, in whose possession it remained in 
good health, until it was about thirteen months old. Soon 
after it reached the age of twelve months it produced two 
kids, a male and a female, both of which sucked until the 
time of the removal of the mother to the Veterinary College. 
A fortnight after parturition the goat gave evidence of 
illness by a difficulty of mastication, or as it was described by 
the dropping of the lower jaw; the power to masticate food 
was soon entirely lost, and the animal was kept on cooked 
and liquid food, which it contrived to suck down without 
closing the mouth. Mr. Priestman^s attention was called to 
the case, in consequence of the symptoms becoming more 
severe ; and by his direction the animal was sent to the college. 
It is altogether remarkable that three examples of an unusual 
disease of the osseous system should have occurred at long 
intervals in different animals, the affection being in every 
instance distinguished by the same general characters; the 
cause of disease in each case was equally obscure. 
LAMINITIS AND ITS TREATMENT. 
By G. Fleming, Royal Engineers. 
I AM extremely sorry that Mr. T. D. Broad should have 
commented so brusquely in the last number of the Veteri¬ 
narian on the few remarks I made on Laminitis and its treat¬ 
ment in February's issue. I was not for a moment aware 
that in.stating my experience of the malady, which in several 
