REPORT OF CASES. 
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REPORT OF CASES. 
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SCROTAL HERNIA AND CHAMPIGNON. 
By W. J. Coates, D. V. S. 
On August 20, 1877, a gray geld, six years of age, draught horse; 
owners, Etzel & Raab, of this city, was admitted to the hospital, suffer¬ 
ing with colickly pains; pulse increased ; soft and weak ; respirations 
accelerated ; body covered with sweat. On examining the scrotum, 
found a soft swelling on the left side, and in front of it a tumor, about 
the size of a hen’s egg. 
History.—Yesterday, at 6, p. m., he was driven through Central 
Park, and returned at 7, p. m. On being put into his stall, he began to 
show signs of colic. He was administered some kind of drench, and 
left alone all night ; at 9 , a. m., sent to the hospital. 
Diagnosis.—Scrotal hernia, with champignon. 
Prognosis.—U nfavorable. 
Operation.—Thrown on the off side, and secured in the usual man¬ 
ner. A longitudinal incision was made on the left side of scrotum, 
down to the intestines, and found a melanotic tumor on the end of the 
spermotic cord, and taken off by the ecraseur. An incision was then made 
in the inguinal ring, and intestines reduced by taxis by an assistant. A 
clamp brought the parts together, and the animal allowed to get up and 
placed under opiates, as required, till he died, at 11, a. m., the next 
morning. 
Post-mortem.—Ten inches of small intestines, gangrenous. 
RUPTURE OF THE STOMACH—DEATH. 
By the Same. 
On Sunday, January 13, 1878, at 11:30, p. m., I was called to the 
Sixth Avenue Railroad Company, of this city, to see a car-horse which 
was suffering from colickly pains since 10, p. m. On arriving there I 
found a bay gelding, eleven years of age, standing in his stall, anxiously 
looking around at his flank. His pulse was small, thready and quick; 
respirations accelerated; temperature, l.OOf . The belly seemed to be 
smaller than natural, and tucked up at the flanks. He would lie down 
carefully, and stretch himself. Once in awhile would look at his flank, 
and then raise himself on his fore extremities, and sit on his haunches, 
