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RETROSPECTS OF VETERINARY PRACTICE. 
speedily as possible, and passing a suture through the edges 
oi‘ the sphincter ani. 
The food, which had consisted of a fair proportion of 
barley meal, was changed for a laxative and less nutritious 
diet. Plenty of warm litter and comfortable housing was 
enjoined. A dose of magnesia sulphas, with pulv. zingib. 
was administered to each, and enemas of tepid water thrown 
up, the rectum being cleared in the first instance. A free ery¬ 
thema appeared in the majority of the animals. When the 
bowels responded to the medicine, and the appetite had re¬ 
turned, nitre, sulphur, and antimony were given in the food, 
and all recovered. 
In the most severe cases there appeared great soreness 
of the body, which was increased by the cough. Pres¬ 
sure over the abdominal region gave intense pain ; and to 
mitigate the effects consequent upon the paroxysms of cough¬ 
ing, the suffering creatures would lie at full length, with the 
legs stretched out to allow of the abdomen being brought in 
contact with the ground. 
INVERSION OF THE VAGINA IN A SOW. 
A young sow had completed the process of parturition, 
when the owner found a “ large ball” as he termed it, behind 
the animal, and judging it to be the ({ pig bed my attendance 
was requested. 
Before I could arrive at the place, distant about six miles, 
the sow had rubbed and pressed the hind parts against the 
brick walls of the loose box in which she had been placed, 
thereby injuring the organ very much. In addition to 
this, a stupid fellow had moved her from her pigs and placed 
her with another animal about her own size, which took oc¬ 
casion to chase the poor creature round the sty, and lay hold 
of the protruded organ, to the further increase of the injury. 
On examination, the vagina was found to be swollen, fear¬ 
fully lacerated, blackened, and cold. The intestines were 
constipated, and therefore purgative medicines with aromatic 
stimulants were given. The injured parts were well fomented 
with warm water for some time, and afterwards sponged with 
some spirits of camphor and tincture of opium. The hind 
legs were then raised, and by careful manipulation the vagina 
was returned in a few minutes. 
A large bandage was next put on. Deriving its poin of 
attachment from a collar round the neck, it extended over 
the back to the perinaeum; thence between the hind legs, 
where, being divided into two portions, one was brought 
