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Wakefield and Pontefract, and although the animals had mostly done 
well, yet great care and attention had been requisite to carry them 
through the low type of febrile disturbance which existed. 
The 'President also related some cases of sore throat occurring 
amongst the horses on a farm, traceable to the drinking of water im¬ 
pregnated with sewage. 
Mr. Lawson narrated the particulars of cases simulating strangles, 
arising from the drinking of impure water, occurring upon a large farm 
in Herefordshire. 
Mr. Freeman likewise mentioned some cases of throat disease, originat¬ 
ing through impure drinking water. 
Mr. Lodge gave the details of a persistent and troublesome case of 
abscesses in tiie parotideal region which he had under treatment. A large 
tumour had originally formed on each side of the throat, rendering 
deglutition difficult and the elevation of the animal’s head impossible. 
The application of constant fomentations and poultices, with subsequent 
use of blisters and setons, had failed to give relief. 
The President related a case of obstruction of the bowels, in which 
he had extracted a large calculus from the rectum, showing the 
necessity of exploring that bow T el in these cases. The calculus was high 
up in the bowel. 
The President also exhibited a case of fracture of the sacral and lumbar 
vertebrre. The mare had been thrown down an embankment, and in 
the course of a week was apparently ready to work. She was, however, 
at the end of that time found down and unable to rise, the true nature of 
the injury being now apparent. She was consequently at once destroyed. 
Messrs. Walker , Anderton, and Lav;sou made a few remarks upon the 
treatment of fracture, after which the meeting broke up. 
Wm, Broughton, Hon. Sec. 
PARTICULARS OF THE CASE NARRATED BY MR. JOHN 
HOWARD, M.R.C.V.S., ON COMPLETE ANCHYLOSIS OF 
THE METACARPAL ARTICULATION IN A CHESTNUT 
MARE. 
On the 12th May, 1878, a fine chestnut mare, six years old, and 
valued at ICO guineas, the property of Messrs. Lucas and Ail'd, 
Silvertown, and North Woolwich, London, the contractors for the New 
Victoria Dock Extension, met with a serious accident, by being 
knocked down by a truck used in tipping on the new dock embank¬ 
ment. One of the iron wheels of the truck passed over her fetlock-joint, 
crushing it severely between the wheel and the iron rail. 
The injury presented the appearance of a very serious lacerated and 
contused wound, the joint being completely opened on the inner side, 
and, as may be supposed, the animal’s suffering was intense. W hen 
seen by me she was at once placed in slings, and fomentations 
applied as early as possible. A paste, composed of carbolic acid, flour, 
and camphorated water, was applied, and over it a white linen bandage 
was placed, which was kept continually saturated with carbolised cold 
water. 
The constitutional disturbance was severe, and the animal suffered so 
much pain that in the early part of the case I anticipated that death 
would result from irritative fever, inducing marasmus and general 
wasting of the tissues. 
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