448 
EXTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES. 
her abdomen, which looked like a mammary tumor. They 
postponed interfering. The next day they were informed that 
a physician had chloroformed her, and after taking the neces¬ 
sary precautions, began to operate, without having any idea as 
to what he should find. He dissected the tumor, and when he 
came to its base found a stricture, the nature of which he could 
not make out. He ligatured it and removed the u tumor,” 
which on being opened was found to contain a perfectly de¬ 
veloped foetus. The bitch made a good recovery, and at the 
proper time gave birth to four perfectly healthy pups.—( Vet. 
Record .) 
Rupture of the Uterus \By G. J. Roberts ].—A cow was 
delivered by embryotomy of a celosomian monstrosity. On ex¬ 
amining the part afterwards a complete rupture of the uterus, 
12 inches long and six inches from the os, was discovered. 
After allowing the animal to recover from the exhaustion of 
her difficult labor, the doctor applied 30 continuous stitches on 
the edges of the uterus. When the last was made the needle 
was withdrawn and the loose end held in the left hand, whilst 
the sutures inside were tightened up with the right hand. The 
cow made a good recovery. Slaughtered several months after, 
no trace of a scar could be seen on the uterus.— (Vet. Record .) 
Interesting Neurectomy Patient. —Mr. F. Hobday, 
who has resorted to the operation of neurectomy many times, 
records the case of one animal which had ringbones on both 
fore legs and a series of splints on each cannon bone, whieh 
were very tender. Median neurectomy was performed with the 
ordinary results—removal of the lameness. Two years after¬ 
wards the same horse became very lame with spavin of 
the near leg, which resisted firing and blistering. Anterior 
tibial neurectomy was not successful, but when the posterior 
tibial nerve was divided an immediate great improvement was 
observed, and continued until the lameness had entirely disap¬ 
peared, and the horse has been able to do his work ever 
since.— (Vet. Record.') 
Tapeworms from a Dog [By G. Perkins']. —This is cer¬ 
tainly a record. Small fox terrier, 10 months, suffered with 
tapeworm. After starving 24 hours he is given 20 grains of 
freshly grated areca nut. It operated well. The dog was re¬ 
lieved of 95 complete worms, tcenia serraia. Only those that 
had a head were counted. The lot together weighed 5 ounces. 
They were between 18 and 30 inches in length.— (Vet. Record.) 
