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The testicles were found lying close to the internal abdominal 
ring. They were withdrawn and removed after Jigatnre of the 
spermatic artery. The dog recovered in a few days. He has 
become reconciled to his condition and behaves well. The 
testicles were about two-thirds the normal size.— {Vet. Kec.) 
This circumstance is overshadowed by a litter of three St. 
Bernard dogs, owned by Mr. A. H. Van Brunt, Amersfort 
Place, Brooklyn, N. Y., who only have one descended testicle 
among the three dogs—five being retained within the abdomi¬ 
nal cavity. This also reminds us of a case we saw in the prac¬ 
tice of Dr. Geo. PI. Berns, of Brooklyn. Having a dog pre¬ 
sented for operation for the removal of a tumor located just in 
front of the prepuce, it was found upon exploration that it was 
a large testicle, and on incising the scrotum the enlarged vas 
deferens and cord were found to occupy the usual situation of 
the testicle. Amputation of the cord toward the inguinal ring 
enabled the operator to pull the testicle out of its cavity, the 
cord drawing easily through the channel in which it had been 
lying.—R. R. B.] 
Rupture of the Gastrocnemius Tendon Without In¬ 
jury to the Skin [By Prof. Hobday\. — A fox terrier had a 
peculiar fashion of walking with one hind leg, the tarsus com¬ 
ing in contact with the ground, very much like that of a rab¬ 
bit. There was no wound ; the leg was not painful ; a space be¬ 
tween the divided ends of the tendon was readilv felt. Bandages 
and other various means having failed, it was decided to resort 
to an operation. Under the strictest antiseptic precautions an 
incision was made through the skin over the tendons; their 
ends were dissected, scraped, brought together with three silk¬ 
worm gut sutures. The skin being sewed With silk, the wound 
was covered with gauze and bandage and a metal splint ap¬ 
plied to relieve the straining of the tendon. Except a little too 
free granulating of the wound, readily remedied, the animal 
made a rapid recovery.—( Vet.Journ.') 
Imperforate Hymen [By Mr. J. H. Wilson\. —'‘Simi¬ 
lar cases recorded are exceedingly few, and none are to be 
found in English veterinary literature,” is written by PTeming 
in his “Obstetrics,” and on this account the case deserves atten¬ 
tion. Although the time for calving had arrived, a cow was 
behind for a week, when she showed some indication that the 
moment was soon to arrive ; but after a few days of waiting, no 
calf coming, the author was sent for. Evidently the cow was 
pregnant ; on vaginal examination, this was found very small, 
