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New Instrut/tent. SPO);TAi\EOUS PARALYSIS OF THE TOKGUE. By FRITZ KUNTS C HIK.
A S H ORT time ago I wa s call ed to a hor se with the me ssage t hat he hun g hi s t ong ue out and wa s un able to eat . O n entering the s,t able, t he horse whinnied and seemed quite live ly. On further Cjue s·tionin g, the mill e r to ld me that the animal had got loose in th e n ig ht. The hor se, a well-nouri shed chestnut g eldin g, hung hi s tongue o ut for abo ut 20 cm . on the right sid e. The ton g ue wa s ·of n orm al colour, and sensibl e to the touch . Saliva fl owe d copiously from the mo uth. Fold ing and sucki n g movement s we re perfomied by the tongue ; no s wellin g wa s pr esent. I twas no\\' soug ht to cause the ton g ue to be taken back into th e mout h. In order to produce strong r et raction s of the ton g ue salt " 'as rubbed in t he organ. Afte·r a long time it was drawn into the m outh , an d in o rder to r etain it t here a snaffle bit was put all . O n the fo ll owin g day the h or se ate as u sual. For t he origin of ,t hi s paralysis, I think I am ri g ht in blaming the g etting loo se of the horse. In hi s atte mpt to slip the halter a temp orary brui sin g of th e nerve , which w as not severe, occ urred .-Ocstc1Tcichisc h c TVo rh. fiir Ticrllcil1;;undc.
mew 3nstrument. L\IPROVED TROCAR AND CANN li LA. h cases of impaction of th e bowels \\"i th tympanites I ha\"e found that thi s instrument is a great help-in this way : aft er th e gas is
a _ _. . . r e moYecl from the bowt>ls I attac h th e rubber tubin g on to th e neck of th e cannula and inj ect a quart of chinosol solution-one tablet of chi nosol to a quart of \\'arm water. It is a good antiseptic and
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softens the impacted mass in the bowel. I expect' there will be a great many cases of impaction 0.£ the bowels this coming winter, on account of the bad hay harvest, so I am sure veterinary surgeons will find this instrument of great use. I have given it a good trial, and find that it works well in these ca.,es. \Ve all know that abdominal cases are abominable cases. The makers are Messrs. Arnold and Sons, GiItspur Street, London, E.C. W. FRANCIS HUGHES, M.R.C.V.S.
Letters and Communications, &:c. Mr. G. H. Livesey; Mr. W. F. Hughes; Mr. W. Lothian; Mr. R. H. Smythe; Mr. A. J. Cattell; The Registrar of the Royal Veterinary College ()f Ireland. . - - ---~ - .- - - --.-----
Books. and Periodicals, &:c., Received. The American Veterinary Review; Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps; Recueil de Medecine Veterinaire; L'Hygiene de la Viande et du Lait; Revue Generale de Medecine Veterinaire; Der Tierarzt; Zeitschrift fiir Veterinarkunde; Berliner tierarztliche Vv' ochenschrift ; Osterreichische W ochenschrift fiir Tierheilkunde; La Clinica Veterinaria; Revista de Medicina Veterinaria; Board of Agriculture and Fisheries; Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland ; Kennel Gazette; Agricultural J oumals for the Union of South Africa and for Rhodesia; American J oumal of Veterinary Medicine.
NOTE.-All communications should be addressed to 8, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C. Telephone, 4646 Gerrard. Telegrams, " Bailliere, London." Letters for the JOURNAL, literary contributions, reports, notices, books for review, exchanges, new instruments or materials, and all matter for publication (except advertisements) should be addressed to the Editors. Manuscript-preferably type-written-should be on one side only of paper, marked with full name of author. Illustrations for reproduction should be in good black or dark brown ()n white paper or card. Advertisements and all business matters relating to the JOURNAL should be addressed to the publishers, Messrs. Bailliere, Tindall and Cox.
A S H ORT time ago I wa s call ed to a hor se with the me ssage t hat he hun g hi s t ong ue out and wa s un able to eat . O n entering the s,t able, t he horse whinnied and seemed quite live ly. On further Cjue s·tionin g, the mill e r to ld me that the animal had got loose in th e n ig ht. The hor se, a well-nouri shed chestnut g eldin g, hung hi s tongue o ut for abo ut 20 cm . on the right sid e. The ton g ue wa s ·of n orm al colour, and sensibl e to the touch . Saliva fl owe d copiously from the mo uth. Fold ing and sucki n g movement s we re perfomied by the tongue ; no s wellin g wa s pr esent. I twas no\\' soug ht to cause the ton g ue to be taken back into th e mout h. In order to produce strong r et raction s of the ton g ue salt " 'as rubbed in t he organ. Afte·r a long time it was drawn into the m outh , an d in o rder to r etain it t here a snaffle bit was put all . O n the fo ll owin g day the h or se ate as u sual. For t he origin of ,t hi s paralysis, I think I am ri g ht in blaming the g etting loo se of the horse. In hi s atte mpt to slip the halter a temp orary brui sin g of th e nerve , which w as not severe, occ urred .-Ocstc1Tcichisc h c TVo rh. fiir Ticrllcil1;;undc.
mew 3nstrument. L\IPROVED TROCAR AND CANN li LA. h cases of impaction of th e bowels \\"i th tympanites I ha\"e found that thi s instrument is a great help-in this way : aft er th e gas is
a _ _. . . r e moYecl from the bowt>ls I attac h th e rubber tubin g on to th e neck of th e cannula and inj ect a quart of chinosol solution-one tablet of chi nosol to a quart of \\'arm water. It is a good antiseptic and
718
The Veterinary
:1ournal.
softens the impacted mass in the bowel. I expect' there will be a great many cases of impaction 0.£ the bowels this coming winter, on account of the bad hay harvest, so I am sure veterinary surgeons will find this instrument of great use. I have given it a good trial, and find that it works well in these ca.,es. \Ve all know that abdominal cases are abominable cases. The makers are Messrs. Arnold and Sons, GiItspur Street, London, E.C. W. FRANCIS HUGHES, M.R.C.V.S.
Letters and Communications, &:c. Mr. G. H. Livesey; Mr. W. F. Hughes; Mr. W. Lothian; Mr. R. H. Smythe; Mr. A. J. Cattell; The Registrar of the Royal Veterinary College ()f Ireland. . - - ---~ - .- - - --.-----
Books. and Periodicals, &:c., Received. The American Veterinary Review; Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps; Recueil de Medecine Veterinaire; L'Hygiene de la Viande et du Lait; Revue Generale de Medecine Veterinaire; Der Tierarzt; Zeitschrift fiir Veterinarkunde; Berliner tierarztliche Vv' ochenschrift ; Osterreichische W ochenschrift fiir Tierheilkunde; La Clinica Veterinaria; Revista de Medicina Veterinaria; Board of Agriculture and Fisheries; Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland ; Kennel Gazette; Agricultural J oumals for the Union of South Africa and for Rhodesia; American J oumal of Veterinary Medicine.
NOTE.-All communications should be addressed to 8, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C. Telephone, 4646 Gerrard. Telegrams, " Bailliere, London." Letters for the JOURNAL, literary contributions, reports, notices, books for review, exchanges, new instruments or materials, and all matter for publication (except advertisements) should be addressed to the Editors. Manuscript-preferably type-written-should be on one side only of paper, marked with full name of author. Illustrations for reproduction should be in good black or dark brown ()n white paper or card. Advertisements and all business matters relating to the JOURNAL should be addressed to the publishers, Messrs. Bailliere, Tindall and Cox.