A 3-week-old mare colt entered Stange Memorial Clinic with a large inguinal hernia. The technique of the operation performed on this colt was written up the summer 1945 Veterinary Student, and varied but little from the standard method

Howard, R. T.

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A 3-week-old mare colt entered Stange Memorial Clinic with a large inguinal hernia. The technique of the operation performed on this colt was written up the summer 1945 Veterinary Student, and varied but little from the standard method.</p

Howard, R.

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fluids. One hundred thousand Oxford units of penicillin were administered in-travenously and 50,000 Oxford units in oil were given intramuscularly. During the next 5 days the dog was catheterized twice daily, given 50,000 Oxford units of penicillin in oil at 12 hour intervals and was injected with 5 per cent dextrose and normal saline in-travenously in 500 cc. doses. On the third and fifth days, 5 cc. of vitamin B com-plex was injected intramuscularly. On the fourth day a stomach tube was passed and approximately 10 ounces of diluted evaporated milk was delivered into the stomach. However, only about 5 ounces remained in the stomach as the rest was regurgitated immediately upon removal of the stomach tube. The dog was found dead on the eve-ning of the fifth day. Necropsy revealed 2 cysts of the pros-tate, one on either side of the urethra. The larger of the 2 measured approxi-mately 20 cm. in diameter while the smaller one measured about 5 cm. in diameter. Each cyst contained a slightly viscid fluid, sanguineous in color, in which was found many strands of fibrin. The lining of the large cyst contained an ossi-fied layer, approximately 1/ 32 of an inch thick. The location of the larger cyst brought pressure against the neck of the bladder and the urethra thus preventing the normal passage of urine. This in time caused uremia, the toxic effects of which caused the death of the animal. -c. J . SteHinger , Spri ng '43 fl Alopecia and Dermatitis of a Colt. -- A 3-week-old mare colt entered Stange Memorial Clinic with a large inguinal hernia. The technique of the operation performed on this colt was writ-ten up the summer 1945 Veterinary Student, and varied but little from the standard method. The therapy used following this operation consisted of in-tramuscular injections of 50,000 units of penicillin every 6 hours. These In]ec-tions were continued for 10 days. Thus 42 the animal received a total of 2,000,000 units of penicillin. During the conval-escing period it was noticed that a mild dermatitis with alopecia was developing on the withers, neck and head. Skin scrapings were taken and found to be Alopecia and dermatitis of withers, neck and head. negative for external parasites. The etiol-ogy remained undetected. It has been reported recently in human medical literature that dermatitis result-ing from allergic reactions to penicillin has occurred. (1, 2, 3, 4.) Since this was the first case to be noticed here at our clinic we offer penicillin allergy as a possible etiology of this dermatitis and alopecia. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Criep, L . H.: Allergy to Penicillin. J. A. M. A., 126, (Oct. 14, 1946) :429-430. 2. Pyle, H. D. and Rahner, H. : Contact Derma-titis from Penicillin. J. A. M. A., 125, (July 29, 1944) :903. 3. Gubin, E. K., Penicillin, the Wonder Drug. Hygeia, 21, (September, 1943) :642. 4. Lyons, C ., Penicillin Therapy of Surgical In-fections in the U. S. Army. J. A. M. A., 123, (Dec. 18, 1943) :1007 -1018. -R. T. Howard , '47 Fox pups are highly susceptible to con-taminated meat, particularly if it has been allowed to become warm for a few hours. The pups frequently die in large numbers from eating meat that adult foxes may eat with impunity. The Veterinary Student 

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