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ther and found I had a laceration of the anterior portion of the 
long wastus muscle. The interesting question is, could this injury 
have been the cause of the first slight lameness, resulting in ex¬ 
cessive lameness while driving, there must have been considerable 
violence to have caused it, and I think beyond a doubt, the most 
was due to the kicking while rolling; but did the trouble originate 
then ? I think not. Some weakness was caused by a breaking 
away, which, no doubt, with proper treatment, could have been re¬ 
paired; but, in my opinion, it is quite a question whether any 
treatment would have been successful after the second injury. 
After the post mortem, I gave it as my opinion that the injury 
discovered could not have been successfully treated, yet claimed 
I was justified in recommending treatment such as I did. 
I ought to say that it was no part of the sling proper that 
gave way and let the horse down, but an additional part added 
by the parties at the stable, out of kindness, in trying to make 
the horse more comfortable. 
MULTIPLE CAUDAL ABSCESSES AND FISTULOUS TRACTS CAUSED 
BY INGROWING HAIRS. 
By W. H. Gribble, D.Y.S. 
I would like to ask my fellow members of the veterinary 
fraternity if they have met with cases that correspond with the 
following: 
Case .—No history whatever; a bay colt, very large for its 
age, was brought to me with a large swelling at the base of the 
tail. At the lower part of the swelling, at about where the hair 
of the tail proper commences, was a small opening, discharging a 
very little pus, and obtaining fluctuation at the swelling. I con¬ 
cluded it to be an abscess, that had been discharging from the 
opening mentioned and had become plugged, giving rise to the 
enlargement by accumulation of pus. I found that the pus was 
contained in several sacs, each of which was lanced, and a seton 
passed through to secure drainage, and the animal taken home. 
In a few days it was returned with a hard swelling about six 
inches below the one already mentioned. 
