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CASES OF TENOTOMY. 
By T. G. Webb, M.R.C.V.S., and Y.S. to the West Essex. 
Yeomanry Cavalry, Bishop's Stortford. 
Case 1.—A chestnut mare, four years old, the property ot 
a shoeing-smith at Coopersale, near Epping. This mare 
was in a three-stall stable, she got loose, and went into ano¬ 
ther stall, in which was a chaff-box, with the knife fixed to it. 
By some means she got her leg entangled in the box, and the 
knife cut through the skin and flexor tendons of the near hind 
leg, midway between the hock and fetlock. I was at once 
sent for, and on my arrival at first thought there was no 
chance of doing any good; but I set the smith to work to 
make a patten shoe, having a light bar of iron at the back so 
as to come near the hock, and an iron on each side of the leg. 
The mare was then put into slings, and after cleansing the 
wound, it was dressed with creosote liniment and ban¬ 
daged. I had a strong bandage passed round the iron bars 
and the leg, and the mare's head was tied to the rack. 
Occasionally the wound was dressed with a solution of chlo¬ 
ride of zinc. 
This case was about three months under treatment, when 
the mare was turned out, and about nine months after I saw 
her hunting, and but very little lame. 
Case 2. —Was a well-bred hunter. The owner was riding 
him with the hounds near Epping, and jumping a fence that 
had but recently been cut down, the stakes of which were 
left sharp, he cut his leg, dividing the skin and flexor tendon 
of the near fore leg. The animal was with difficulty brought 
to my stables. I dressed the wound with creosote liniment, 
and had a patten shoe put on the foot, as in the former case. 
In two months the horse walked home, a distance of ten miles, 
when he was placed under the care of another practitioner, 
and I heard that he did well. 
Case 3 . —The subject was a black nag gelding, the pro¬ 
perty of a Mr. P—, of this town. This horse was brought 
to be killed, being considered useless. The owner, however, 
asked me to look at the animal, as he thought he was worth 
firing. I at once said that would be of no benefit, but 
thought it a good case for division of the flexor tendons. 
My proposal was immediately acceded to. I operated on 
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