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diiced tumor, hanging down more than half way to the hock. 
The older patients showed constitutional disturbance, groaning, 
pains, refused to suckle, circulation and respiration accelerated, 
temperature not higher than 103°. Rectal examination showed 
the meconium wedged in masses in the passage. Whenever the 
little animal strained to expel it, the hernia would become more 
tense. For treatment the author recommends removal of the 
meconium bv glycerine or warm water injections, with the 
finger or a wooden spoon. Be sure that all of the meconium is re¬ 
moved. Laxatives have also been given. Bandages are not 
necessary, on the contrary they may do mischief.— {Vet. Record}) 
Fistula of the CEsophagus \By IV. L. Cockb 2 L 7 ^n^ M. R. 
C.V.S.].—The subject was a bay horse, which, having had a 
chill after a day’s work, when it was exceedingly cold, was 
treated and apparently got well. He was not seen for twelve 
days after, and when called to visit him the author found him 
with an incision made just behind the angle of the inferior maxilla 
in the jugular groove, from which saliva was flowing. On 
passing the finger into the wound, a mass of bran and food was 
found. Fluids,‘if swallowed, were expelled from the opening, 
and a large part of the solids were returned through the nostrils. 
The owner, questioned as to the presence of the incision, said 
that the animal’s throat had swollen two days before, that it had 
been punctured by an empiric, who seemed rather puzzled 
“ about the queer looking matter ” which exuded from the 
puncture. The animal was destroyed and on post-mortem a 
fistulous opening of the oesophagus was found just behind the 
pharynx, on the superior face. The swelling seen during life 
was found to be due to the ingesta having been forced through' 
the fistulous opening, making a way for itself on each side, more 
than filling up the jugular groove for eight or nine inches down 
the neck. The tissues presented a gangrenous aspect and had 
a very foul odor. Two clean cut incisions were found (one on 
each side) in the oesophagus, opposite the external wound, the 
knife having been passed right through the cavity of the 
oesophagus, piercing the opposite side, rather a formidable 
operation, on account of the large blood vessels of that region. 
The correct original cause of the fistula could not be found.— 
{Vet. Journal}) 
