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bowels'protruded some 18 or 20 inches through the incision 
made the previous day. The animal was destroyed. At the 
post-mortem a rupture six inches long was found in the 
abdominal floor through which the bowels had escaped and 
gave rise to the swelling spoken of, which occupied a space 
between the skin and the muscle. The position of the hernia 
on the inside of the thigh was the cause of the error of diag¬ 
nosis.— {Vet. Record .) 
Dropped Elbow \By H. L. Roberts ].—An aged bay mare 
was found very lame one morning in the stable ; there was lit¬ 
tle pain, severe lameness, and when the animal was made to 
walk, she progressed with the utmost difficulty and seemed in 
danger of falling down. Her elbow on the off fore leg was 
considerably lower than that of the near side. A diagnosis of 
fracture of the first rib was made out, and for reasons of econ¬ 
omy the mare was destroyed. At post-mortem the first rib was 
intact, also the olecranon. There was some infiltration about 
the region of the elbow. The author concludes by asking the 
question “ how often are we justified in giving the opinion of a 
fractured first rib in those cases where radial paralysis is one 
of the chief symptoms manifested?”—( Vet. Record .) 
Eversion of the Uterus in the Mare. —Referring to 
the scarcity of cases on record, the author, Dr. W. R. Davis, 
relates three cases which occurred in his practice, one which 
proved fatal because of the uterus being crushed by the foal, 
and the excessive weakened condition of the mother ; a second, 
which he reduced by manipulation, after the application of a 
body twitch and the administration of a good dose of chloral. 
In the third case, the mare had considerable oedema of the hind 
legs, and for three weeks before foaling had to be helped to rise, 
and on several occasions had to be slung to keep her standing. 
She foaled, but a few hours after had complete eversion of the 
uterus. Her hind parts were raised with sacks of chaff, and 
with some difficulty the organ was replaced, and the vulva 
stitched. She made rapid recovery. The author believes that 
anaesthetics are not necessary, as a rule, nor even desirable. 
Four grains of morphia or six drachms of chloral may be used 
to dull sensibility. Antiseptics are useful to clean the uterus. 
Metro-peritonitis and laminitis are sequelae to be looked for, and 
are guarded against by antiseptic washes and laxatives.—( Vet. 
Record .) 
An Obscure Tumor [By A. Whicker and F. Olver\ .— A 
dachshund bitch was brought to them carrying a swelling 011 
