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REPORTS OF CASES. 
After one week of this treatment the presence of an abscess 
became apparent upon the superior dorsal aspect of the prepuce 
This was deeply lanced and about a pint of dirty gray pus evac¬ 
uated. The usual treament was continued, supplemented by 
dilute solution of formaline with which the abscess cavity was 
washed out. After the opening of the abscess, the swelling and 
induration of the prepuce rapidly subsided and it was hope that 
the diseased area would soon return to its normal condition In 
this, how^ever, we were doomed to disappointment. In the 
course of another week or ten days the abscess cavity had 
entirely healed up, and the swelling had subsided sufficiently 
to allow of the prepuce being retracted somewhat, slightly up¬ 
wards. 
About this time marked symptoms of phymosis began to ap¬ 
pear. The preputial orifice, which had hitherto allowed of the in¬ 
troduction of three fingers, now began to contract inwards and 
backwards, giving the prepuce a distinct curve backwards, and 
causing the horse serious difficulty in passing urine. 
It was now decided, after overcoming the objection of the 
owner, to divide the prepuce by a longitudinal incision in the 
median line upon its under surface and retract the flaps and su¬ 
ture them to the superior surface of the prepuce. The stallion 
being placed on the operating table, the field of operation was 
thoroughly cleansed with a warm solution of formaline 1-50; 
the prepuce was then firmly grasped by an assistant and drawn 
outward as far as possible ; then a curved probe-pointed bistoury 
was infroduced between the penis and prepuce, and the con¬ 
tracted tissues of the latter was divided in the median line for a 
length of six inches. The edges of each flap were united by cat¬ 
gut sutures, then brought upward and firmly sutured to the 
skin of the superior portion of the prepuce with strong linen 
thread. 
After division of the contracted prepuce, the penis could be 
brought down and extended outwards to nearly its usual length, 
and a short time after the operation the animal extended the 
penis and passed urine with evident sign of great relief. The 
after treatment consisted in keeping the parts clean with warm 
water and antiseptic soap, and afterwards when dry, smearing 
with unmedicated petrolatum ointment. The horse made 'a 
rapid recovery, and six weeks after the operation was performing 
his usual stud duties. This is the second case of phymosis oc¬ 
curring in stallions treated by this method with complete suc¬ 
cess. 
