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reports of cases. 
that I knew the opening was from the urethra. I then passed 
the catheter, which was quite a task, there being a stricture just 
forward of the arch, but found no urine. I gave the mule a lax¬ 
ative and informed owner I would call the following day. I 
then returned to my office and proceeded to investigate the 
case. Finding nothing to enlighten me, I proceeded to use the 
catheter until October 4th. Finding at this time that I had not 
yet improved his condition, I procured a new catheter, as strong 
and stiff as possible, and put a ligature through the end of the 
catheter, and prepuce well up and left it there twelve hours. 
When I again called, found the urine passing naturally. I 
also used an astringent per rectum. On October 5th took ca¬ 
theter out, cleaned it, and put it back. On October 6th removed 
it again, and seeing it was irritating the urethra, I left it out 
until October 7th, on which date I found the animal urinating 
naturally. I did not give any more medicine, but watched the 
case from day to day. I saw him last October 20th, and found 
him completely recovered. 
AMPUTATION OF PENIS IN TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OUD GEUDING. 
By James M. Reed, V. S., Mattoon, Ill. 
I very much enjoy the monthly visits of the American 
Veterinary Review, and consider it my duty, as well as that 
of every other progressive veterinarian, to contribute as far^ as 
possible such information as will be interesting and instructive 
to its many readers. As practitioners we know the difficulties 
met with and the great care and close observation required to 
make correct diagnoses and prognoses, the difficulties in con¬ 
trolling our patients, and satisfying our patrons from a business 
point of view. I shall endeavor to assist in the general dissem¬ 
ination of practical knowledge by sending in ^ the report of a 
case which came under my observation. I notice that there are 
quite a large number of interesting cases reported in each issue 
of the Review on diseases and treatment in the domestic ani¬ 
mals, and, being rather a close student of animals, I shall report 
the following case : 
A bright bay gelding of trotting breed,,about twenty-three 
years old, with paraphymosis of the penis, caused by a kick from 
another horse about nine months previously. There was no 
fever and no soreness to the touch nor upon pressure by the 
hand, but it had been inflamed and discharging a pussy fluid for 
six months from the time of injury, which had subsided and left 
the penis in a paraphymosed condition. On account of its size, 
