DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. 
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bandage soaked in above solution ; put a strap on the foot to 
keep it forward, and complete recovery ensued. 
PARTURIENT PARESIS BEFORE PARTURITION. 
By H. D. Fenimore, D. V. S., Knoxville, Tenn. 
Having had a few such cases, will give the history of one, 
which is practically the same for all. Was called on Saturday 
evening to see a very valuable cow. Found her suffering with 
a very severe case of parturient paresis. She was lying flat on 
her side not able to raise her head. On examination I found 
the os dilated, but the foetal membranes were not broken. 
The calf was in normal position, but all labor had stopped. 
This serious state of affairs was all developed very quickly. 
One hour before the cow was seen walking around apparently 
in good condition. I delivered the calf without any trouble. 
The membranes were adherent, so I did not attempt to loosen 
them, preferring to wait until next day. I gave her the 
iodide of potassium treatment and left her in charge of an 
attendant for the night. On Sunday morning I was telephoned 
to come early ; found her able to sit up on her breast and hold 
her head up, but with a complete case of prolapsus of the 
uterus, and very much swollen. I took off the foetal mem¬ 
branes, cleaned up the uterus, and replaced it with great 
difficulty owing to its size and the recumbent position of the 
animal. Fastened it in with stitches in the vulva, as described 
by Dr. Bridge. Gave a second treatment of iodide of potassium 
and a pint and a half of linseed oil and two ounces of turpen¬ 
tine. On Monday morning she was up doing well. 
In all the cases I have seen of parturient paresis before 
parturition, the calf has been in normal position and very easy 
to deliver, and could have been easily expelled by the mother 
had the disease not stopped labor. I also notice that these 
cases develop alarming symptoms very rapidly. 
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. 
By L. A. and E. Merillat, 
of the McKillip Veterinary College , Chicago , III. 
ABDOMINAL SURGERY. 
II. Wounds of the Abdomen (Concluded from page 291). 
1 Non-penetrating Wounds .—This classification of wounds 
includes all those that do not penetrate into the peritoneal cav¬ 
ity, and vary from a simple division of the cutaneous structures 
