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to be principally composed of the left kidney, softened and atro¬ 
phied, the structure of which had undergone partial purulent de¬ 
generation. The owner having refused to have the cow destroyed, 
she was treated to dressings of permaganate of potash solution 
(1 to 10), and after a slow and tedious course of treatment made 
a complete recovery .—Journal de Zootechnie. 
CONTINUED PRESENCE OF THE URACHUS, ACCOMPANIED WITH 
ANAL IMPERFORATION AND YESICO-RECTAL COMMUNICATION. 
By M. M. Kaufmann and Blano. 
A calf, 13 days old, presented a large ventral hernia pos¬ 
terior to the umbilicus, and on the left of the linea alba. On the 
right of the tumor, the orifice of the sheath resembled a vulva, from 
which the urine and the fceces escaped. The anus was imperfor¬ 
ate and the penis normally developed. At the post-mortem it 
was found that besides the ventral hernia, which was formed by 
the posterior part of the abomasum and some intestinal folds, 
the floating colon terminated by a coecurn turned towards the im¬ 
perforate 'anal region. The urachus was.existing and opened on 
the sheath alongside the extremity of the penis, which had a 
urethral canal closed in its whole length. These abnormal features 
all resulted from the imperforation of the anus. The foeces accu¬ 
mulating at the extremity of the floating colon, first distended it 
and then transformed it into a coecurn. The distension continu¬ 
ing, an artificial anus was formed by an opening taking place into 
the bladder, but as the urethra was closed, the only escape for the 
urinej and foeces was through the urachus, which had remained 
open .—Journal de Zootechnie. 
A CASE OF TRIORCHYDIA. 
By M. Letakd. 
The author was called to castrate a yearling Percheron. The 
process employed was that of the clams; the operation being by 
covered testicle. The two testicles removed were small, soft and 
hanging at the end of a comparatively large cord. The animal 
