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EXTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES. 
The articular surfaces of the joint were free from deposit.— 
i^Jour. Comp. Path, and TJieip 
Pelvic Tumor in a Horse—Operation—Death. —In 
the Veterinarian Mr. W. N. Scott, M. R. C. V. S., records the 
case of a yearling which suffered with colic with violent efforts 
at defecation. Suspected of an intestinal obstruction due to 
calculi, rectal examination revealed the presence of a tumor 
on the superior face of the rectum, hard in consistency, as big 
as an apple and somewhat movable. Having considerably in¬ 
creased in size, its removal was decided upon. This was done 
by making a large incision on the upper wall of the rectum, and, 
after isolating the growth from its surrounding adhesions, it 
was made loose and taken off en masse with the ecraseur. 
Death took place on the third day, from peritonitis; that mem¬ 
brane having been injured during the operation. The tumor 
weighed 625 grammes and was of sarcomatous nature. 
TREATING STIFLE LAMENESS. 
To the Breeders'" Gazette. —I have had sixty years’ experi¬ 
ence in raising and doctoring all kinds of stock, and I often see 
in the veterinary department recommendations that might be 
simplified greatly to the advantage of the owner as well as the 
animal. Take for instance in your issue of Dec. 29 that case of 
stifle. If a horse is stifled put a strap around the pastern with a 
ring attached ; make a collar to go around the neck ; fasten top 
of collar to a girth around the body so as to prevent slipping 
forward; pass rope between fore legs; get patella bone in 
place ; attach rope to strap ring on pastern ; draw the rope so 
.-as to hold leg a little forward of perpendicular and fasten. If 
necessary fasten rope to girth loosely to keep from being stepped 
■on. Put the horse in box-stall without bedding and apply any 
good stimulating liniment to stifle and yon will have no trouble 
after the ligaments have properly contracted. 
McLean Co., Ill. ' V. W. Tompkins. 
Remarks .—The above plan is a good one and is recom¬ 
mended by the veterinary editor where necessary, but is not 
usually practiced unless there be complete accidental luxation 
of the patella, which is liable to recur almost immediately after 
reduction. It is not usually necessary to resort to confining the 
leg in a forward position in cases where there is a dropsical 
:swelling of the stifle joint accompanied by a “ snapping” of the 
patella. . The latter class of cases tend to prove obstinate and 
