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SINGULAR CASE OF WEED IN A MARE. 
front of the bone, and becoming wider apart as each passed 
downwards and backwards, gradually converging directly 
posterior at a point rather more than an inch distant from 
the inferior end, and had thus divided the hone into two 
large pieces. And secondly, another distinct line of fracture 
could be traced all round the bone, about the middle of its 
lower third, and just a little below the convergence of the 
lines above mentioned. Very little displacement had taken 
])lace in either, and I wonder at it, seeing the horse had so 
much walking, had been down, and struggled fearfully to get 
up before he was put in slings. All these parts were strongly 
united together, and the healing process well nigh comple¬ 
tion, except at the posterior part of the lower fraction, where 
a little suppurative action was still going on, but which, 
doubtless, would eventually have healed. 
A SINGULAR CASE OF “ WEED ” IN A MARE. 
By William Anderson, Veterinary Surgeon, 
Alford, Aberdeenshire. 
In the month of February last I was called to see a mare 
of the Clydesdale breed, the property of Alexander AValker, 
Esq., Fanner Mill of Fouls. On my arrival I found the 
animal, as the messenger had stated, all shaking, nostrils 
dilated, and a great steam coming from mouth and nose ; the 
pulse was full and bounding, and the off fore leg greatly 
swollen, and very painful when pressed. I abstracted six 
quarts of blood, and gave in solution barb, aloes 5iijj calomel 
5j. I also added treacle 4 ounces and mag. sulph. o ounces, 
as the animal was very costive, and clysters occasionally, till 
the medicine should operate, giving chilled water to drink all 
the time. I also ordered the leg to be well fomented three 
times a day, and well rubbed after till nearly dry, and then 
enveloped in flannel bandages, leaving orders to give every 
second hour 8 minims of fluor. tinct. aconite in a glass of cold 
water, till four or five doses were given, telling the owner at 
the same time if the animal tried to coimh when living; the 
drops to let down her head, as he would choke her if kept 
up. Having given all the doses till the last well, in giving 
it she attempted to cough, when they still kept up her head till 
she almost fell down, but with the assistance of some ropes she 
was kept up till I saw her. She was now left half-standing, 
half-hanging in the ropes, with a great discharge of frothy 
