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case treated by Dr. Hughes where cold fomentation had good 
effect. When complete paralysis of the penis exists, it is rather 
hard to return the penis to the sheath. 
Dr. Clancy: How do you operate, Dr. Allen ? 
Dr. Allen : Put in an old catheter, make a circular incision 
with a knife and then use the ecraseur. 
Dr. Busman; I had two cases I operated upon and both 
with good results. One was where the penis was frozen during 
the winter and the other was the result of a scirrhus cord. 
The one with the frozen penis was brought to me in spring. I 
operated on both with good results. Mode of procedure : I left 
about two inches of the urethra to be stitched back, and the re¬ 
mainder I cut off with an ecraseur and left the catheter in for 
about three days. 
Dr. Campbell: Did the stitch come out? 
Dr. Busman : I do not think it did, anyway not to my 
knowledge. 
Dr. Robertson: I believe the essayist said that he pro¬ 
nounces a case of sitfast as sound. Does he do so in every in¬ 
stance ? 
Dr. Walker: I had some cases of sitfast that were in very 
bad condition ; still, I never had a case that was incurable. A 
dealer never tries to sell a horse with sitfast that has gone so 
bad that it could not be cured if properly attended to. Anyway 
I recommend the client to give the horse proper attention. 
Dr. Campbell: What is the best way of curing sitfast ? 
Dr. Walker: Simply cutting it out. 
Dr. Dubia ; I do not think that anybody would be justified 
in passing an animal as sound if the owner must spend money 
to treat it afterwards for blemishes existing at the time of exam¬ 
ination. 
Dr. Walker; I tell the purchaser about it. 
Dr. Robertson: In regard to melanotic tumors, do you say 
that removing them is not a successful operation ? 
Dr. Walker: In many cases not. 
Dr. Robertson : I had one case in a gray mare. The size of 
the tumor was nearly as large as a man’s head, weighing about 
8 pounds, which I removed successfully and had very little 
haemorrhage. 
Dr. Campbell: Did any one of the members see a case of 
melanotic tumors in any other but a gray horse ? 
Dr. McCoy : I have seen some in a chestnut, but they were 
very small. 
