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splints and the animal recovered in a month. X rays afterwards 
revealed a perfect coaptation of the two ends of the bone. In 
the second case a fracture of the femnr was made out and a plaster- 
applied and the case progressed favorably.— {^Jour. Comp. Path, 
and They.) 
H^Ematoma of the Ear. —This affection, which is qnite 
common in dogs and cats, is sometimes rebellious to treatment. 
On that account the new suggestion made by the author, Mr. F. 
Hobday, is worth trying, as the one which has given him most 
satisfaction. He proceeds as follows : “ The ear is carefully 
washed and dried with antiseptic precautions, the hair being re¬ 
moved from the upper surface and edges ; the patient is placed 
on the operating table, or suitably fixed in some way, and the 
parts painted with cocaine (chloroform may be used if preferred); 
a longitudinal incision is then made in the under surface, and 
every drop of fluid or particle of clot pressed out (this is very im¬ 
portant). The edges of the interior of the wound should then 
be carefully dried with antiseptic wadding and aseptic sutures 
passed at intervals of about one-third of an inch through the 
skin and cartilage, the knots of the suture being made on the 
upper (hairy) side of the ear-flap. The object of this is to pro¬ 
duce a firm pressure on the internal surfaces, and also to bring 
the edges of the wound into contact with each other. This hav¬ 
ing been completed, and the parts again carefully dried, the 
whole ear is placed in a pad of antiseptic w^adding and bandaged 
firmly to the head. A cap or net placed over this is of advan- 
age. After treatment consists in simply examining the wound 
once or twice a day, pressing out any fluid which may be present 
and carefully drying and bandaging with antiseptic wadding.”— 
{Jo2ir. Comp. Path, and The}'.') 
Burns Treated by Iodine. —Mr. A. N. Porteous records 
in the Vetermary Journal the success he obtained in the treat¬ 
ment of a six-year-old cob that had been frightfully burnt in an 
explosion of gas. The entire surface of the body of the animal 
showed the effects of the burn in various degrees—more severe 
and deep in some places than in others. The case looked very 
unfavorable. Taking three ounces of tincture of iodine and a 
pint of water, mixing them well together, the burned surfaces 
were soaked thoroughly with the mixture and afterwards cov¬ 
ered with a paste of starch and water. The treatment was re¬ 
newed the next day on the places where the dressing had sepa¬ 
rated from the underlying skin, a perfect recovery followed in 
three weeks. The driver of the horse, who also had been 
