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A NEW AND EFFECTIVE DOG MUZZLE. 
and persistently ; drops of urine drip from the vulva. Exam¬ 
ined by rectum, a balloon-like mass is detected, apparently oc- 
cupymg the whole pelvic cavity. On attempting- to examine 
ler vagina, he found that there is no passage to the uterus, and 
e t . a tough, tense membrane pressing against his fingers, about 
10 inches from the vulva. He used considerable pressure 
which the heifer resented, and eventually with a blunt probe 
burst the membrane. A clear syrupy fluid, slightly tinged at 
first with blood, flowed away to the amount of 3 U gallons 
Ihe animal recovered rapidly her normal condition ^(Vet 
Record.) v 
. ^ Hydrops. Uteri in a Heifer [By P. J. Simpson The 
mteiest of this case consists in the amount of fluid that was ex¬ 
tracted, and which is estimated by the author at fifteen gallons. 
The clear fluid that escaped from the dropsical organs continued 
to flow for over an hour and a half.— [Vet. Record.) 
A NEW AND EFFECTIVE DOG MUZZLE. 
. Lit) veterinarians especially will be glad to welcome the 
invention of a muzzle for dogs that is simple, practical and ef¬ 
fectual. While muzzles have been used universally from time 
immemorial, we have never seen one that is so thoroughly 
adapted to the various uses of the 
veterinarian in practice as the one 
herewith illustrated. Por opera¬ 
tions in the office, or to patients 
who have received surgical or other 
dressings it is superior to anything 
we have tried. At the April meet¬ 
ing of the Veterinary Medical As¬ 
sociation of Pi ew \ ork County, 
Secretary Ellis, who has been using 
them for some time, was good 
enough to present us with one, and 
so valuable did it prove that it has 
been adopted as a well-nigh indispensible addition to our canine 
paraphernalia. That others might become thoroughly ac- 
. * _ t it, we importuned Dr. Ellis to write a^descrip- 
tion of the little invention, and are pleased to affix his letter : 
Dear Dr. Bell : 
Assuming that by this time you have become enthusiastic over the ad- 
'antages of the muzzle that I presented you with at our last meeting, I 
