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curved grooved sound up the urethra until it could be felt in the 
perineum. Held by an assistant, I then made an incision into the 
canal, cutting a little from the right side. The sound was then 
withdrawn, and a straight grooved director passed into the 
bladder from the incision. With the probe-pointed bistoury the 
incision was enlarged to freely admit the forceps which I intro¬ 
duced, held by the left hand, with the right in the rectum. I 
had little difficulty in guiding the stone into the blades of the 
forceps, and having satisfied myself that they contained nothing 
but the stone, I gradually withdrew them holding a large calculi 
weighing five and one-eighth ounces. Having ascertained that 
nothing more remained to be removed, the wound was closed 
with three sutures, the animal released and led into his stall. 
« 
He frequently passed small quantities of blood, which in all 
would not be more than a pint. About four hours afterwards 
I called to see the animal and found the wound rapidly swelling, 
which I arrested by the application of iced water continuously 
for two days and a night. 
Sept. 16th—Swelling gradually subsiding; appetite good ; 
pulse 70 per minute. 
Sept. 18th—Doing well; pulse 50 ; healthy discharge from 
the wound. 
Sept. 27th—The urine has ceased to flow from the wound. 
Oct. 10th—The horse has made a complete recovery ; sutures 
are removed and the horse is put to work and is now working as 
well as ever. 
In conclusion, perhaps, some of your readers may think that 
in performing the operation without first casting the animal was 
going beyond discretion. To them I would say I have seen the 
operation performed under the influence of chloroform and I 
consider that the violent exertion and excitement necessary in 
securing the animal and administrating anaesthetics prejudicial to 
the success and future termination of the operation. 
SEVERE CASE OF HICCOUGH. 
By W. K. Lewis. V.S. 
A very rare case of hiccough in the horse occurred yesterday, 
the subject being a horse convalescent of pharyngitis. After 
