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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. 
A Case OF Cysticercus BoviS [By Dr. Rice. Bardoni ].— 
In 17 years of practice in public abattoirs, this is the second 
case observed by the author. He observed the first in a steer, 
the second in a calf. The vesicles were very abundant in the 
heart; in fact, literally stuffed with them. These were also in 
the deep muscles of the thigh, the masseters, those of the neck 
and of the scapular regions. Most careful examination failed 
to find any in the brain, liver, spleen or lungs. The carcass 
was destroyed.—( Clinic. Veterin .) 
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. 
By L. A. and E. Merielat, 
of the McKillip Veterinary College , Chicago , III. 
ABDOMINAE SURGERY. 
There are a number of operations included in abdominal 
surgery that are frequently indicated in domestic animals; and 
when the opportunity presents itself, the veterinarian should 
not neglect to take advantage of such favorable and convenient 
means of bettering and ameliorating the condition of his pa¬ 
tient by surgical interference. In large domestic animals 
(equine and bovine species) such operations are seldom at¬ 
tempted, owing to the lack of proper methods of restraint. 
Such animals as the horse or ox, with their well developed 
muscular system, and their natural propensity, tendency and 
determination to fight restraints, which are the chief objections 
to such procedures, are generally considered subjects not 
adapted for favorable results from such operations. Prior to 
the correct understanding of aseptic measures in such instances, 
the general belief was that the peritoneum of these animals was 
very susceptible to infection, and any surgery that involved it 
should not be undertaken ; but this is not the case; if the 
proper methods of restraint could be applied to these patients, 
laparotomy would be as common in veterinary surgery as it is 
in human surgery ; but so long as the veterinarian has no sub¬ 
stitute for, or appliance to take the place of, the straight-jacket, 
sleeves, sheet or good, strong, trustworthy attendant, just so 
long will the results of such operations continue to be unfavor¬ 
able, but when convenient means of securing these patients are 
obtained, the percentage of recoveries will be as encouraging as 
if the patients in question were of the genus homo , or some 
