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precautions, ligated the cord with silk, closed scrotal wounds 
with silk, and applied wound gelatin. Temperature before op¬ 
erating, IOI.2. May i2th, 9 A. m., temp. 101.2 ; 3 p. m., temp. 
101.8 ; no swelling of scrotum. May 13^^'^) 9 101.2 ; 
3 p. M., temp. 102.2. There is a very slight swelling of the 
scrotum. May 14th, 3 p. m., temp. 102.2 ; swelling about the 
same. May 15th, temperature not taken. May i6th, 3^ P. M., 
temp. loi. May 17, colt out in paddock, did not take tempera¬ 
ture. May 18th, discharged ; the scrotum not swollen, and the 
wound apparently closed over with epithelium. 
No. XL (1063) was a bay stallion, seven years old ; weight 
about eleven hundred pounds, in medium condition. May ii, 
1898, animal admitted to general ward and prepared for opera¬ 
tion. May 12th, ii A. M., placed upon operating table and 
operated upon under aseptic precautions, ligated the spermatic 
artery with silk, closed scrotal wounds with silk, and applied 
wound gelatin; 11.40 A. M., temp. 100.6, animal recovering 
from ansesthetic ; 2 p. m., temp. 99.4. May 13th, 9 A. M., temp, 
loi ; 2 P. M., temp. 100.8 ; very slight swelling of scrotum. 
May 14th, 9 A. M., temp. ioi .'2 ; 2 P. m., temp. 101.2 ; scrotum 
about same. May 15th, 9 A. M., temp. 102.6 ; 6 p. m., temp. 101.7 ; 
animal quite constipated, for which gave laxative. May i6th, 
9 A. M., temp. 100.5 5 3 temp. 101.6. May 17th, 9 A. M., 
temp. 101.9 ; 2 p. m., temp. 101.6 ; scrotum not swollen at all. 
May i8th, temp. 102 ; 2 p. m., temp. 101.8. May 19th, 3 p. m., 
temp. 100.8. The wounds are apparently covered with epithe¬ 
lium ; discharged. During the last five days animal was badly 
constipated, but fully recovered before discharged! 
No. XII. (1056) was a black colt, three years old, weight 
about 900 lbs., in good condition. May 9, 1898, admitted to 
general ward and prepared for operation. May loth, placed on 
table and operated under aseptic precautions ; ligated the sper¬ 
matic artery with silk and closed scrotal wounds with a con¬ 
tinuous suture of silk. The animal was removed from table 
before he was able to stand and causing him to fall, soiling the 
scrotum and rubbing off the wound gelatin which had been 
