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at the point. After separating the muscles and stopping all 
hemorrhage, which was very little, I opened the abdominal 
cavity by cutting through the peritoneum in an oblique direction, 
corresponding to the fibers of the transverse muscle of the ab¬ 
domen, exposing the rumen, pulled a portion of the rumen through 
the opening, and making a small incision through the walls of the 
rumen, allowed some gas to escape. I then separated the walls 
of the rumen by cutting with the scissors freely enough to admit 
my hand, being careful to place a towel wet with a weak carbolic 
solution between the muscles and rumen and (by putting the cut 
edges well out it was hardly possible for anything to get into the 
abdominal cavity), I removed seven pecks of dry hay, chaff 
straw and corn stalks. I then, through the opening in the rumen, 
turned an injection made of 
% 
R; Magnesia Sulphate, _ . 
Sodium Chloride. a ' a ' 5 
Aqua (quite warm) O vi. 
Quite a lot of feed was left in the rumen. After cleaning 
the edges of the wound thoroughly, the wound was sewed 
with a continuous carbolised cat-gut suture, turning the edges in 
and bringing the peritoneal coats of the rumen well together. 
After it was well sewed I dropped it into the abdominal cavity, 
sponging what little hemorrhage was visible with a weak and 
warm solution of carbolic acid. Then bringing the peritoneum 
together with carbolised cat-gut sutures, I let go of the muscular 
tissue and it closed the opening completely. No sutures were 
used through the muscular tissue. I closed the skin with a quill 
suture of four pieces of tape. Treatment: 
Tinct. Opium ^ vi. 
Spts. Juniper O j. 
M. S. Give 2 ^ °f mixture every two hours and warm 
sloppy drinks if patient will drink them. 
Cover the wound with a compress wet with carbolic solution. 
Nov. 16th. Pulse 60, respiration 20, temperature 103° ; looks 
well, drinks freely of warm drinks; foeces quite hard. Same 
treatment, every three hours. 
Nov. 17th. Pulse 65; respiration 22; temperature 103P; 
appears dull. Gave 
