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down. On account of there being no place to put up slings at that 
part of the stable, it was recommended to have the horse brought 
here to the hospital. The owner consented to the removal, which 
was accomplished with the use of an ambulance, the animal being 
kept secured on the floor. When after being driven in the stall 
he was relieved, he made an effort to get up, succeeding first with 
the front feet, then with the hind legs; but as soon as the weight 
was thrown on the hind feet, both toes turned up and stood upon 
the postero-inferior portion of the fetlock. In about half an hour 
the near fore foot assumed the same condition. A telegram was 
sent to the owner to get his consent to destroy, which was granted. 
On post-mortem there was found on the near hind foot a complete 
breaking down or laceration of the attachment of the flexor per- 
forans on the inferior surface of the os pedis, also laceration of the 
lateral ligaments and opening of the metatarso-phalangeal articu¬ 
lation. The off hind foot was in a worse condition. The three in¬ 
ferior sesamoid ligaments were torn away from their upper attach¬ 
ment on the sesamoid bones, with the periosteum and a small 
portion of these bones adhering to the ends of these ligaments. 
The two lateral ligaments were also detached. The perforans at¬ 
tachment on the os pedis was also torn away, which allowed the foot 
to form a right angle with the metatarsal bone. On the near fore 
foot the lesions were similar to that of the hind feet—complete 
detachment of both flexors of the phalangers. The horse did not 
appear to suffer much pain. While standing on his feet in the 
above condition he greedily devoured a feed of oats that had 
been left in the feed-box of that stall. 
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HEMIPLEGIA IN A DOG—TREATMENT BY VEGETABLE ALKALOIDS. 
By E. Henry. 
This patient had been paralyzed for seven days, and was given 
up by his owner. He had hemiplegia of the right side. The 
treatment consisted in the administration of dosiinetrical granules 
of arseniate of strychnia, hyosciamine, valerianate of zinc, and 
