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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
I have been very successful in mammitis after applying cam¬ 
phor and lard, but have had no good results from hot fomenta¬ 
tions, poultices or belladonna ointments. 
Orchitis (Inflammation of testicles).—Unsound. 
Cancer of Penis. —Unsound. 
Hydrocele (Dropsy of the scrotum).—Unsound. 
Hernia. —U nsound. 
Scirrhus Cord. —Unsound. 
DISCUSSION OF DR. WALKER’S PAPER. 
Dr. Paxton : Dr. Walker mentions a case of a paraphymosis 
due to paralysis and recommends simply a suspensory, which 
has no therapeutic value. I think an amputation in some cases 
would have been safe. 
Dr. Walker: The horse I referred to that was operated 
upon and died was of no great value. I was called to it when 
I knew that the horse could not live. I made an examination, 
but could not find any opening, and no water, but matter, came 
out of the penis. If it had been a very valuable animal I prob¬ 
ably would have advised operating again, but I thought it 
was a hopeless case anyway when the pus came out in this 
way, and therefore I thought it best not to operate. Every 
case that I have seen operated upon proved very unsatisfactory. 
As to the one I treated with a support, I had so much success 
with similar treatment that I considered it the best method. 
Dr. Allen : I cannot agree with Dr. Walker as far as ampu¬ 
tation of the penis is concerned. I have had two or three cases 
that I operated upon and they are all right, though I do not 
claim to be a better operator than anybody else. 
Dr. Howe: Dr. Walker, I would like to ask, in cases where 
you amputated, how much did you remove from the penis? 
Dr. Walker: From four to six inches. 
Dr. Howe: I operated on one, but do not know result. 
Dr. Robertson: I had one case where a horse’s penis was 
very badly swollen for some time and when brought to me the 
top was ready to slough off. I amputated the head and seared 
it. Had considerable haemorrhage, but searing .stopped it. The 
horse seems to be working all right ever since. I do not see 
why there should be any trouble following amputation of the 
penis. In my opinion this case of paralysis that the doctor 
mentions that resulted favorably by treating it with ointments, 
was because the support and the ointment relieved the inflam¬ 
mation considerably. I have seen several cases where a sup¬ 
port without fomentations was all right. I know of another 
