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an inch of the ischial arch. The skin of the prepuce was su¬ 
tured and the stump sewed into the skin, having made a circu¬ 
lar opening through the skin, and incising the urethra longi¬ 
tudinally for an inch and securing the edges to each side so 
as to form a notch. The complications which ensued were 
very interesting. The animal recovered from the etherization, 
after prolonged artificial respiration, and an hour afterwards suf¬ 
fered from severe nausea, which caused the sutures holding the 
stump and flaps of the urethra to tear through. A soft catheter 
was introduced and allowed to remain during the night and no 
attempt was made to renew the sutures. The next morning the 
catheter was found out and a large oedematous swelling of the 
prepuce and the left inguinal region, and urine was dribbling 
from the stump. ‘ A catheter was again introduced and the parts 
sutured again, the catheter being retained by suture. The 
oedema yielded to treatment involving the prepuce, but a slough 
of skin took place at the left inguinal region the size of the 
palm of a man’s hand. Result: the prepuce healed kindly, a 
perfect union was established at the point of amputation with the 
skin, the divided urethra showed a good V-shaped orifice, and the 
granulating surface following the slough healed nicely. The an¬ 
imal in lying down would pass a little urine, and in rising it 
would urinate the same as a bitch. During the act of defeca¬ 
tion, the urine would be voided with a gush. The animal was 
killed in a fight with a bitch soon after he left me. Would it 
have been expedient to have castrated him at the time or later ? 
he having been used for stud, as well as fighting purposes. 
Case No, y.—Umbilical hernia in dogs and puppies can be as 
a rule very satisfactorily treated by injecting a sublimated solu¬ 
tion of chloride of sodium at the four cardinal points, an inflam¬ 
matory exudate is thrown out, an adhesive inflammation induced, 
so as to close the umbilicus completely, and at the same time 
return the omentum or bowel. I have operated upon twenty 
puppies and five adult dogs with a successful result. 
Case No. 5.—Comminuted fracture of the orbital process of 
the frontal bone in a pug, with dislocation of eye-ball; acci- 
