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REPORTS OF CASES. 
The cavitv of the abscess was kept clean and packed with oakum 
twice a day at first, but finally, when it was impossible to get 
even the tent through, all dressing was discontinued. In a 
month’s time there was no trouble from the escape of food or 
water, but a fistula had formed at the first incision. The opening 
on the side of the neck had closed. The walls of the fistula were 
scarified. Yillate’s solution, and then a solution of argenti 
nitratis was injected, and finally the opening was closed. In six 
weeks from the time of operation the animal was sent to join its 
companions in the country. ’ 
MURIATE OF COCAINE IN VETERINARY PRACTICE—REMOVAL 
OF A LARGE FIBROMA OF THE EYELID. 
By C. L. Moxjlton, D.V.S. 
1 recently had occasion to remove a tumor from the upper 
eyelid of a horse here in Washington, D. C. After consulting 
with an eminent ophthalmist in practice here, I concluded to try 
the new anesthetic “ muriate of cocaineand I must say the re¬ 
sults exceeded my most sanguine expectation. I introduced four 
drops of a four per cent, solution in the eye by pouring it into the 
under lid, and after waiting five minutes put a twitch on the sub¬ 
ject’s nose, and made an incision from above to below at least an 
inch and a half long directly over the growth to be removed. 
With a small pair of scissors I then proceeded to enucleate the 
tumor, which was simply a fibroma well embedded in the tissues 
of the lid, including the levator palpebree, a portion of which I 
was obliged to remove, as well as a part of the conjunctiva lining 
the lid. At no time did the horse manifest any signs of pain, 
and at all times since he has allowed the wound to be dressed 
with a composure which shows plainly that he has no unpleasant 
recollections of pain suffered at any time during the operation. 
Of course this is but one case, yet I am satisfied from observation 
then made that all ordinary operations on the eye can be per¬ 
formed without casting one patient, which I consider a very de¬ 
sirable attainment. 
