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tissues and iodine dressing-; bismuth, ice and soda, brandy, 
milk, essence of meat.— (Vet. Record .) 
Sequel to Blistering [By T. H. Gibbings]. —A mare, 
lame forward, after several ordinary forms of treatment, was 
blistered around the coronet and after a week or ten days she 
traveled sound. Some time later, at the request of the owner, 
a second series of blisters was applied, and after three days 
showed all the symptoms of blood poisoning. Her head and 
limbs were swollen, circumscribed swellings appeared all over 
her body, mostly in dependent positions, ecchymosis of the mem¬ 
branes of the eye and nose, with profuse bloody discharge; 
great difficulty of breathing, and loss of appetite. The swell¬ 
ings were well fomented, and belladonna liniment applied and 
iodine given internally. This was done for several days. The 
breathing was relieved and appetite returned, but many trouble¬ 
some sores of the head, knees, hocks and the heels occurred, 
which were treated by antiseptic dressings. Ultimately the 
mare recovered, but had very ugly cicatrices in various parts of 
the body remain.— (Vet. Record.) 
Intra-Abdominal Swelling Associated with a Small 
Scirrhous Cord [By F. T. Harvey , F R. C. V S .].—A four- 
year-old gelding presented the following symptoms : Occasion¬ 
ally slight colic, frequent micturation. Standing with legs 
wide apart, he is stiff in his gait. When the legs are in position 
the back seems arched. Appetite bad. Temperature 103° ; 
pulse and respiration not disturbed. Rectal examination re¬ 
vealed a large swelling on the right side, greatly diminishing 
the looseness of the rectum, and apparently extending away into 
right flank. At one point it is distinctly nodular. Pain was 
evinced on pressure. The right cord is indurated. About the 
size of a man’s thumb inferiorly, it becomes very large as high 
up as it can be felt. There was discharging ; no oedema had 
ever occurred. The animal received a treatment of iodide of 
potassium* three drachms a day for four weeks and reduced 
gradually to smaller doses. Recovery was complete in about 
six weeks.—( Vet. Record.) 
Imperforate Os. —Mr. P. C. Howard, M. R. C. V. S., re¬ 
lated a case in a three-year-old heifer, which he considers as 
quite rare, and is answered by Mr. G. H. Williams, who calls his 
attention to eight somewhat similar cases recorded in the Jour¬ 
nal of Comparative Pathology , and mentions seven cases which 
were brought under his observation. In his case, Mr. Howard 
relates the symptoms as follows : The heifer strains violently 
