REPORTS OF CASES. 
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the smallness of the pelvis would allow, being only able to intro¬ 
duce my little finger. I could not detect any more pups. The 
next morning she was lively and played as usual, and continued 
so until the 19th, when she was taken with sharp pains, and in 
about half an hour gave birth to another live pup. Both mother 
and little one have since done well. 
On the evening of January 6th, 1884, I was called to see a 
setter slut, which during the day had given birth to two live pups, 
but since four in the afternoon had been straining, and would not 
whelp. I found her exhausted, being hardly able to stand. On 
examination per vagina, I discovered wedged into the pelvic cav¬ 
ity the back of a pup. On inquiry I was told that the owner 
had tried to assist her and had pulled on a foot he had got hold 
of, so hard that he had pulled it out from the body of the pup. 
He had then tried to shove the foetus in, and then failing, had 
sent for me. I gave the bitch brandy and milk of each §iii, 
then with a pair of obstetrical dog forceps, guided by my index 
finger, I ripped up a section of the skin, shoved the pup well for¬ 
ward, and getting a good hold of the nose, got the head straight. 
Then with a good, strong, steady pull, delivered of a whelp with 
one fore and one hind leg gone, both having been pulled away by 
the owner. The slut being exhausted, I left orders to give brandy 
and milk, a tablespoonful every two hours during the night. 
Calling next morning, 1 found five more lively little ones and the 
mother doing well. The question arises in my mind, is it not 
better, after removing the obstruction, to let such patients alone 
for a few hours and not be too hasty in trying to deliver, in case 
there should be any whelps left. 
A CASE OF DISTOKIA. 
On May 19th, 1884, I was called to see a small terrier, which 
had been sick for twenty-four hours. She weighed about eight 
pounds, and was in labor pain, and I so informed her mistress. 
But she would not believe me, and informed me she had not been 
exposed. 1 informed her that I could not help that, but such was 
