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REPORTS OF CASES. 
urethra as practical and crushed the stone and removed it. The 
above (Fig. No. i) is the exact size and condition of the stone 
after removal. 
Treatment .—Washed out bladder with tepid water and 
boric acid, with tincture opii ; stitched wound and dressed it 
antiseptically. There was no trouble in the escaping of urine 
and in ten days wound was entirely healed, and the horse put 
to work. 
Case No. II.—Road mare, weight 1050 lbs., spirited and a 
good driver. Had been noticed for about a year to have pain¬ 
ful and frequent micturation. The urine was noticed to be 
tinned with blood and at this time I was consulted. 
She had undergone various treatments by several “ boss 
doctors” for various ailments, but all proved of" no avail. She 
was in fair condition, appetite good, nervous and excitable. 
When stopped after being exercised would attempt to micturate, 
showing pain, which would soon wear off and return after being 
exercised the same as before. Made a vaginal examination 
and detected object in bladder. I then placed my middle finger 
on the floor of the vagina and passed it through the meatus 
urinarius into the bladder, and by contraction of the bladder 
the stone was thrown against my finger. I was then safe in 
saying it was a cystic calculus. I then proceeded to remove it, 
the mare twitched and standing. Having no lithotomy forceps 
or instruments of that kind at the time, I proceeded as follows r 
I pushed my finger well into the bladder, pressing the stone 
against its walls and by gentle traction I was able to pass the 
stone through the meatus without injury. I then washed out 
the bladder with tepid water, boric acid and tincture opii, and 
did nothing more. The mare did well and has not been 
bothered since. The above (Fig. No. 2) is about the exact size 
and appearance. Observe the roughness which caused the ex¬ 
tensive irritation of the bladder. 
I report the first case to show that we should always make a 
thorough and careful examination, even in apparent simple cases. 
I report the second to show that by patience and time we 
can accomplish much to our credit and relief to our patients. 
CESARIAN SECTION IN THE BITCH. 
By Francis Abele, Quincy, Mass. 
Ill the May Review I see a case of Caesarian section recorded, 
the dam (a cow) being destroyed. I have never had to treat a 
cow that way, but I was called to a valuable Boston terrier 
