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Choking in a Pony
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The Veterinary Journal.
managed after som e tim e t o get it out. The cord was very long and strong, and the t esticle was quite as , big as an ostrich' s egg. After suturin g , I allowed the colt to rise, but h e was not many minutes up when a large portion of the s mall intestines came out between the stitches and hung down about 18 inch es. I immediately cast him again, washed the intestines with a ntiseptic fluid, and after r educing the protrusion r estitched the wound, allowed him to rise and k ept him very quiet. He completely r ecovered in a fortnight. The vag inal sac contained a large quantity of fluid and a very imperfectly developed testicle. The second case was that of a colt sixt een m onths old. With this one I had not n early so 'much difficulty, as I readily found the testicle which was lying in the pelvic cavity beside the bladder. It was very much s maller than the former one and therefore did not offer so much r esista nce when getting it throug h the rin g . This colt also made a perfect recovery. I sent the cyst to Principal Williams and h e informs m e tha t it contained 4i- 02S. of-serous fluid and an atrophied though apparently ilOrmally constructed testicle.
CHOKING IN A PONY. On Friday I rece ived telegram- " Come a t once, piece turnip in pony's th roat." On my a rrival there I was told it had g one to farm-yard wher e troug h is k ept with pig's m eat -boiled turnips, barley, etc.-took a bite of par-boiled turnip, gave a stream, r an back, and made frequent attempts to vomit. This continued for four hours before message cam e. I found pony makin g frequent attempts to eject obstruction; could find no trace of obstruction from usual manipulation. On pressing larynx caused great pain. Examined m outh carefully with mouth-piece, but could find nothing. Gave a little linseed oil. H e gave a coug h, and on his h ead being let down, the oil came pouring from his nostrils, symptom s being much aggravated. , Again I examined hi s mouth with no result; waited a little; aga in gave oil with th e same re sult. After the acute symptoms passed away, I let him have a little hay, which he chewed in a half-hearted fashion. H e then made an attempt , at swallowing but failed, again bringing on the .choking sensation. After that subsided I gave him mor e 'oil, with th e same result, showing that the obstruction still existed. Then
S wine Fever. I put on a muzzle and left him, with instructions that he was to be looked at during the night. On visiting him n ext morning, removed muzzle ; he drank a little water; a bite of hay was given him, which gave him pain when swallowin g , but there was no choking. He then ate a bran mash quite heartily.
SWINE FEVER. ON 21st January, 1896, a largely-attended conference took place in London between Mr. Long and the representatives of local authorities in England and Scotland with reference to swine fever. The object of the meeting was to enable the President of the Board of Agriculture t o ascertain the b est opinion from the differ ent local authorities as to the practicability of placing some check upon this epidemic. After the preliminary statement of Mr. Long, several of the representatives present put forward the opinion that the Board ought to revert to the form er system of allowing local authorities to deal with the disease, the cost of compensation to b e borne as at present by the Imperial Government. It was the feeling of a considerable number of those present that ' this was a most u seful suggestion; but Mr. Long promptly interposed a barrier to its further debate. He said h e could not ask Parliament to g ive effect to such a proposal, as the r esponsibility must r est with the central board in London. This strong expression of opinion h ad the effect of narrowing th e discussion, and it appeared that very few of the d elegates had any other' definite scheme to put forward. Mr. Dobbie, of Midlothian, in the course of s ome r emarks, in which he criticised the system of inspection practised by the Board of A g riculture, suggested that licenses should b e insisted upon for all pig-styes, and that there should b e the p ower to destroy, as well as to cleanse, infected piggeries. M r. Long- pointed out to him that the power to destroy already existed, ,but with regard to licenses he said nothing. One or two of the d elegates argued that the 'paym ent of compensation h as a misch ievous effect, a nd ought to be discontinued. That view, h owever, found very little s upport, and at the end of the in tervie w Mr. Long , in thanking those present for their attendance, stat ed that he viewed such a suggestion with disapproval, ,and would certainly adhere to the present system of compensation for the animals slaughtered.
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managed after som e tim e t o get it out. The cord was very long and strong, and the t esticle was quite as , big as an ostrich' s egg. After suturin g , I allowed the colt to rise, but h e was not many minutes up when a large portion of the s mall intestines came out between the stitches and hung down about 18 inch es. I immediately cast him again, washed the intestines with a ntiseptic fluid, and after r educing the protrusion r estitched the wound, allowed him to rise and k ept him very quiet. He completely r ecovered in a fortnight. The vag inal sac contained a large quantity of fluid and a very imperfectly developed testicle. The second case was that of a colt sixt een m onths old. With this one I had not n early so 'much difficulty, as I readily found the testicle which was lying in the pelvic cavity beside the bladder. It was very much s maller than the former one and therefore did not offer so much r esista nce when getting it throug h the rin g . This colt also made a perfect recovery. I sent the cyst to Principal Williams and h e informs m e tha t it contained 4i- 02S. of-serous fluid and an atrophied though apparently ilOrmally constructed testicle.
CHOKING IN A PONY. On Friday I rece ived telegram- " Come a t once, piece turnip in pony's th roat." On my a rrival there I was told it had g one to farm-yard wher e troug h is k ept with pig's m eat -boiled turnips, barley, etc.-took a bite of par-boiled turnip, gave a stream, r an back, and made frequent attempts to vomit. This continued for four hours before message cam e. I found pony makin g frequent attempts to eject obstruction; could find no trace of obstruction from usual manipulation. On pressing larynx caused great pain. Examined m outh carefully with mouth-piece, but could find nothing. Gave a little linseed oil. H e gave a coug h, and on his h ead being let down, the oil came pouring from his nostrils, symptom s being much aggravated. , Again I examined hi s mouth with no result; waited a little; aga in gave oil with th e same re sult. After the acute symptoms passed away, I let him have a little hay, which he chewed in a half-hearted fashion. H e then made an attempt , at swallowing but failed, again bringing on the .choking sensation. After that subsided I gave him mor e 'oil, with th e same result, showing that the obstruction still existed. Then
S wine Fever. I put on a muzzle and left him, with instructions that he was to be looked at during the night. On visiting him n ext morning, removed muzzle ; he drank a little water; a bite of hay was given him, which gave him pain when swallowin g , but there was no choking. He then ate a bran mash quite heartily.
SWINE FEVER. ON 21st January, 1896, a largely-attended conference took place in London between Mr. Long and the representatives of local authorities in England and Scotland with reference to swine fever. The object of the meeting was to enable the President of the Board of Agriculture t o ascertain the b est opinion from the differ ent local authorities as to the practicability of placing some check upon this epidemic. After the preliminary statement of Mr. Long, several of the representatives present put forward the opinion that the Board ought to revert to the form er system of allowing local authorities to deal with the disease, the cost of compensation to b e borne as at present by the Imperial Government. It was the feeling of a considerable number of those present that ' this was a most u seful suggestion; but Mr. Long promptly interposed a barrier to its further debate. He said h e could not ask Parliament to g ive effect to such a proposal, as the r esponsibility must r est with the central board in London. This strong expression of opinion h ad the effect of narrowing th e discussion, and it appeared that very few of the d elegates had any other' definite scheme to put forward. Mr. Dobbie, of Midlothian, in the course of s ome r emarks, in which he criticised the system of inspection practised by the Board of A g riculture, suggested that licenses should b e insisted upon for all pig-styes, and that there should b e the p ower to destroy, as well as to cleanse, infected piggeries. M r. Long- pointed out to him that the power to destroy already existed, ,but with regard to licenses he said nothing. One or two of the d elegates argued that the 'paym ent of compensation h as a misch ievous effect, a nd ought to be discontinued. That view, h owever, found very little s upport, and at the end of the in tervie w Mr. Long , in thanking those present for their attendance, stat ed that he viewed such a suggestion with disapproval, ,and would certainly adhere to the present system of compensation for the animals slaughtered.