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EXTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES. 
and some little force had to be used to enter it, to then discover 
immediately anterior to the meatus urinarius, a hymen which 
had a very small aperture at the top at the right side, and a 
slightly larger one at the bottom. Further on through the 
vagina, the dilated os was felt and the calf’s nose protruding 
through the foetal membranes. A plug of oakum with extract 
of belladonna was introduced into the opening, but although it 
enlarged some the calf had to be delivered with force. This 
b v th difficulty, the vagina giving away at its upper 
commissure. The wound was well sewed with skewers and 
figure 8 sutures and healed rapidly. The cow recovered with¬ 
out any further trouble.—( Vet. Record .) 
BELGIAN REVIEW. 
Removal of the Entire Udder of a Cow—Recovery 
\_By Prof. Hendrickx \.-—The ablation of part of the mammary 
gland has been performed, and cases of recovery have been re¬ 
corded ; that presented by the author of the entire mass of the 
udder has not yet been described in our classical works nor 
been recorded in our literature. Probably as sequelae of foot- 
and-mouth disease the mammary gland has undergone exten¬ 
sive degeneration and was transformed into a very large mass, 
lobulated, irregular on its surface and showing about ten little 
openings, through which pus escaped. The tissue proper of the 
gland was transformed into a solid mass with the consistency of 
fibrous tissue. The mammary lymphatic glands were hyper¬ 
trophied. The condition of the cow was rather poor, her appe¬ 
tite delicate. Tuberculine being injected, and no reaction pro¬ 
duced, the trouble was not of tuberculous nature. Attempts 
were made to obtain a resolution, but failing in this, it was 
deciaed to resort to operation, which the author describes as 
follows:—After careful antiseptic washing of the parts, an in¬ 
cision, melon rib shape, is made, passing on each side four fin¬ 
gers wide outside of the teats and including the skin and subcu¬ 
taneous cellular tissue, but leaving the membrane proper of the 
gland intact. The dissection of the cellular tissue is made eas¬ 
ily with the fingers, except where old fistulous tracts exist, 
when scissors have to be used. When the dissection is carried 
far enough, the hand is pushed between the skin and the mem¬ 
brane proper until the udder is entirely isolated on one side. 
This separation is carried as far up as possible towards the 
inguinal canal, when there an incision is made through the udder 
