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already fairly started upon the front and posterior parts of the 
bone, but the lower extremity on its posterior face showed evi¬ 
dence of either a want of reparative process or of recent separa¬ 
tion between the ends of the bone, which might have taken place 
when the animal was thrown down to be destroyed. 
The interesting points of this case are seen in two important 
facts. The possibility of fair success in the treatment of simple 
longitudinal fracture of a long bone, a fact of which is already 
well established, is the first; and the second is the illustration of 
the necessity of keeping an animal under treatment in a similar 
case, in slings ; not only to keep him quiet, but also to relieve 
him from carrying an excess of weight on the sound leg, an ob¬ 
ject which cannot be accomplished if, as some practitioners rec¬ 
ommend, the animal is turned loose in a box stall. 
RAPID RECOVERY OF TWO CASES OF CARTILAGINOUS QUITTOR 
BY ANTISEPTIC TREATMENT WITA IODO-PHENOL. 
By Mr. Nooard. 
Case No. 1.—A bay mare, six years of age, had been suffer¬ 
ing with cartilaginous quittor for over six months, having on the 
near fore foot two large fistulous tracts, connected together, and 
running obliquely across the cartilage. The discharge was quite 
abundant, and the animal, who had been submitted to several 
forms of treatment, had become quite lame. 
Before deciding to operate on her by the removal of the car¬ 
tilage, it was suggested to try the antiseptic dressing with iodo- 
phenol. 
On the 21st of March, the shoe being removed and the hair 
clipped short, the foot was thoroughly washed and soaked in a 
solution of carbolic solution, 1 in 40,and dressed as follows: The 
solution of iodo-phenol was injected several times into the fistulse 
and a dressing of oakum saturated with carbolic solution applied. 
A piece of oil silk was applied, large enough to envelope the 
dressing, the whole being kept in place by a moderately tight 
bandage. Directions were given to soak the foot several times a 
day in carbolic solution. 
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